Embrione

A neon-lit Hokkaidō studio apartment, winter midnight. A single heating coil glows red, the hum of a tape recorder loops screams. He measures her bruises with a straightedge while she counts ceiling tiles backward in English. The razor leaves a thin line; she swallows it whole. Wakamatsu’s pink anthology zeroes in on the banality of cruelty.

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Kōji Wakamatsu directed Embrione in 1966. See Kōji Wakamatsu's full filmography, where to start with Kōji Wakamatsu, or where to go after you've seen everything by Kōji Wakamatsu.

Embrione was released in 1966 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 72 minutes.