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Parasyte: Part 1 (2014)

Parasyte: Part 1 poster
Original title
寄生獣
Directed by
Takashi Yamazaki
Genre
action film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 49m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 313 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An alien species arrives on Earth and takes over human bodies. A high school student manages to stop one of the parasites from controlling his brain, leading to an uneasy partnership as they fight other parasites.

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What happens

Parasyte: Part 1 (Japanese: 寄生獣, Hepburn: Kiseijū) is a 2014 Japanese science fiction action film directed by Takashi Yamazaki, starring Shota Sometani. It is the first film of the two Parasyte films, and was followed by Parasyte: Part 2. The films are based on the Parasyte manga series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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