Embalming (1999)

Miyako, a young female embalmer, is called to restore the body of a young man who has committed suicide. While performing the embalming process, she pricks herself on a needle buried deep within the boy’s flesh where it does not belong. When the head is stolen from the body during the night, Miyako begins a desperate search to recover it and finish her work, encountering organ harvesting, religious cults, and dark secrets from her own past along the way.

Genres: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Stars: Reiko Takashima, Yutaka Matsushige, Seijun Suzuki, Toshio Shiba, Kōjirō Hongō

Release Date: 1999-07-30

Country: Japan

Ratings: 4.667 / 10 (9 votes)

Runtime: 96 mins