Cancer patient vs. hospital conspiracy? Your body becomes the real horror.
Minoru is diagnosed with cancer and undergoes surgery, but it is soon discovered that the cancer has spread to his lymphatic system and he is prescribed anti-cancer drugs. He is soon plagued by severe side effects such as vomiting, skin rash, and hematuria, and begins to distrust hospitals.
Practical Effects
Grimy, visceral body horror effects on shoestring budget.
Acting
Hassei Takano's deteriorating physicality carries the film.
Director
Yôichirô Hayama
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Japan's 2000s 'J-horror fatigue' era, when filmmakers pivoted from ghosts to medical and technological anxieties.
Director Yôichirô Hayama came from pink film background; this was his 'respectable' breakout that still kept the grime.
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