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

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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