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Feature film — 1988
Guinea Pig: Mermaid in the Manhole (1988)
5.40h 58mHorror — Romance
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.
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A high-signal pick with 74 votes.
Japan Home Video
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Director: Hideshi Hino
On screen
Cast & crew
Shigeru Saiki
The Artist
Mari Somei
The Mermaid
Go Riju
Male Neighbor
Masami Hisamoto
Female Neighbor
T
Tsuyoshi Toshishige
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