# Grotesque (2009)

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**Original title**: *グロテスク*
**Runtime**: 73 min
**Genres**: Horror, Thriller
**Directed by**: Koji Shiraishi
**Written by**: Koji Shiraishi
**Starring**: Hiroaki Kawatsure, Tsugumi Nagasawa, Shigeo Ôsako, Kotoha Hiroyama

> *King of Japanese Grotesque Movie*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Abandoned hospital. Summer dusk. A dripping faucet.

The blade descends. Restraints tighten. A masked surgeon, bored with earthly delights, seeks new sensations, turning his victims into art.

Shiraishi’s misanthropy extends beyond the merely shocking.

**Mood tags**: body-horror, dread, raw

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