Movie: Guinea Pig: Mermaid in the Manhole

Top 5 Billed Cast

Shigeru Saiki
斉木しげる

The Artist

Mari Somei
染井真理

The Mermaid

Go Riju
利重剛

Male Neighbor

Masami Hisamoto
久本雅美

Female Neighbor

Tsuyoshi Toshishige
Tsuyoshi Toshishige

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1988-07-25

  • Average

    5.2

  • Rating:

    2.6 starts
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    日本語
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