A Larva to Love

2003 1h 50m JA

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

ComedyHorror

Synopsis

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Bizarre love triangle about a girl, Yuki who transforms into a tentacled creature that feasts on human blood. She manipulates the guilt-ridden Fumio to do her bidding, only for a strange romance to blossom between them.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Aki Arai
Yuki Fujii
Yoshiyoshi Arakawa
Fumio Nishio
Kimiko Inui
Yoshie Sasaki
Shima Ise
Young Fumio
Yuya Ishikawa
Akira Takatsuki
Kentaro Kishi
Yuuji Kitano

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Noboru Iguchi
Writers: Noboru Iguchi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Aki Arai and Yoshiyoshi Arakawa and Kimiko Inui carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0454179 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Noboru Iguchi directs. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 23 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Aki Arai and Yoshiyoshi Arakawa and Kimiko Inui carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt0454179 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.