Lizard Baby

2004 0h 50m JA

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3.3

SKIP

★3.3TMDB · 3

Horror

Synopsis

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Horror screenwriter, Umeki, has writer's block. He goes with his pregnant wife, Akiko, to a check-up and is struck with an incredible idea - a horror story about a woman who gives birth to a reptile! Despite his wife's disgust, Umeki goes ahead with the screenplay, which the critics love. But the horrible prophecy fulfills itself, as his wife gives birth to a freak of nature. His baby is born half human, half lizard! The reptilian baby slithers on the floor, leaving a wet trail of slime behind [it]. To his horror, his wife, Akiko, holds it lovingly in her arms. His movie has become a mirror image of his own life as Umeki slips slowly into madness.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kurume Arisaka
Mansaku Ikeuchi
Matomu Onda
Kōichi Koshimura
Sakichi Sato
Yoshie Ohtsuka
Yoshie Ohtsuka

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yoshihiro Nakamura
Writers: Yoshihiro Nakamura, Hideshi Hino
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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Fun facts 🍿

1 / 7

RUNTIME

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Tight 50-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Part of the "Hideshi Hino's Theater of Horror" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 7

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Kurume Arisaka and Mansaku Ikeuchi and Matomu Onda carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0780179 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yoshihiro Nakamura directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 50-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 22 years ago.
3Part of the "Hideshi Hino's Theater of Horror" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Kurume Arisaka and Mansaku Ikeuchi and Matomu Onda carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0780179 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 50 min · 0h 50m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Lizard Baby (2004)

Part of

Hideshi Hino's Theater of Horror

Hideshi Hino's Theater of Horror, also known as the Kaiki Gekijou Hexalogy, is a series of six live action Japanese horror films from Pony Canyon. Based on several manga of Hideshi Hino, the series was released theatrically in Japan in year 2004, and later released in North America in 2006.