An artist dealing with the grief of his wife leaving him finds solace in painting the squalor of the sewer. He discovers a trapped mermaid, whom he brings home to heal. Her condition worsens, and she asks the artist to paint her before she dies.
Practical Effects
Grotesque body horror effects that aged like milk left in a hot car.
Direction
Hino's unflinching gaze turns repulsion into something almost tender.
Director
Hideshi Hino
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of the infamous Guinea Pig series that sparked Japan's 'video nasty' moral panic and fake-snuff film rumors.
Hino based this on his own manga; the mermaid's rotting progression took weeks of meticulous practical effects work.
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