Reiko TakashimaMurakami Miyako
Yutaka Matsushige
Seijun Suzuki
Toshio Shiba
Kōjirō Hongō
Hitomi MiwaRika Shinohara
Masatoshi MatsuoWhy it may be worth watching
- Embalming combines Drama and Horror elements in one feature.
- The principal cast includes Reiko Takashima, Yutaka Matsushige, Seijun Suzuki.
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Embalming
Miyako, a young female embalmer, is called to restore the body of a recent suicide. While performing her duties, she pricks herself on a needle buried deep within the boy’s flesh. When the head is stolen during the night, Miyako begins a desperate search to recover it and finish her work, encountering organ harvesting, religious cults, and dark secrets from her own past along the way.
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Best suited to viewers looking for Drama, Horror, Mystery.
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suicidegoredead bodyembalming
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