Guinea Pig: Mermaid in the Manhole (1988)
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.
Rating: 5.2
Genres Horror, Drama, Fantasy
Original language: ja
IMDb tt0161638
Stars
Shigeru Saiki as The Artist
Mari Somei as Mermaid
Go Riju as Friend
Masami Hisamoto as Doctor
Tsuyoshi Toshishige as Sewer Worker
Creators
Hitoshi Matsumoto (Director)
Yoshihiro Nishimura (Producer)
Hiroshi Takahashi (Writer)
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