Mermaid in a Manhole

Sewage stench, shivering neon. A painter’s studio walls darken with drain-water murals. He rescues a malnourished mermaid from the muck, nurses her in a bathtub lined with cracked tiles, her silver failing to gleam.

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Hideshi Hino directed Mermaid in a Manhole in 1988. See Hideshi Hino's full filmography, where to start with Hideshi Hino, or where to go after you've seen everything by Hideshi Hino.

Mermaid in a Manhole was released in 1988 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 58 minutes.