The Embryo Hunts in Secret (1966)
- Original title
- 胎児が密猟する時
- Directed by
- Kōji Wakamatsu
- Genre
- drama film, pornographic film, pink film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- Rated
- 18
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 38 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man imprisons a woman in his apartment and subjects her to psychological and physical abuse. The film depicts their volatile relationship and the man's descent into obsession.
unsettlingbleakintenserawvisceraldisturbingclaustrophobicslow-burn
What happens
The Embryo Hunts In Secret (胎児が密猟する時, Taiji ga Mitsuryō Suru Toki), released in July 1966, is the first film made by Japanese director Kōji Wakamatsu independently of any movie studio. It was released just months after he had left Nikkatsu and formed his own company, Wakamatsu Productions. At the time of its release Wakamatsu was quoted as saying "For me, violence, the body and sex are an integral part of life" which would predict the outcome and plot of the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Absolutely Secret: Girl Torture (1968)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.