Embalming

Embalming

Embalming

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Embalming

1999

1h 36m

4.7(9 votes)

Drama

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

Overview

Miyako, a young female embalmer, is called to restore the body of a recent suicide. While performing her duties, she pricks herself on a needle buried deep within the boy’s flesh. When the head is stolen during the night, Miyako begins a desperate search to recover it and finish her work, encountering organ harvesting, religious cults, and dark secrets from her own past along the way.

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Cast & crew

7 featured cast members

Starring

Reiko Takashima

Reiko Takashima

Murakami Miyako

Yutaka Matsushige

Yutaka Matsushige

Seijun Suzuki

Seijun Suzuki

Toshio Shiba

Toshio Shiba

Kōjirō Hongō

Kōjirō Hongō

Hitomi Miwa

Hitomi Miwa

Rika Shinohara

Masatoshi Matsuo

Masatoshi Matsuo

Creative team

Directed by: Shinji Aoyama
Written by: Shinji Aoyama
Izo Hashimoto

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