Underground cult film by Saruyama Norihiro. Octopus or human? Due to close-up photography followed by a huge amount of shortcuts, the two subjects overlap and confuse in the film and can no longer be distinguished. The eerie image creates an extremely grotesque world that invites curiosity like a freak show. "Prison Festival" (1996-2006)
Underground cult film by Saruyama Norihiro. Octopus or human? Due to close-up photography followed by a huge amount of shortcuts, the two subjects overlap and confuse in the film and can no longer be distinguished. The eerie image creates an extremely grotesque world that invites curiosity like a freak show. "Prison Festival" (1996-2006)
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