Gaijin: Fish Out of Water

'Gaijin: Fish Out of Water', 2016

After poisoning herself on fish offerings stolen from the Buddhas, a lonely Western traveler awakens cursed in a haunted bamboo forest, grossly disfigured and trapped in a labyrinth of nightmares.

After poisoning herself on fish offerings stolen from the Buddhas, a lonely Western traveler awakens cursed in a haunted bamboo forest, grossly disfigured and trapped in a labyrinth of nightmares.

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16 minutes

Type

Feature

Genre

Short

Keywords

nightmare, fish, offering, forest, bamboo

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Gaijin: Fish Out of Water

Anabelle D. Munro, Huntly Munro, 2016

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After poisoning herself on fish offerings stolen from the Buddhas, a lonely Western traveler awakens cursed in a haunted bamboo forest, grossly disfigured and trapped in a labyrinth of nightmares.

After poisoning herself on fish offerings stolen from the Buddhas, a lonely Western traveler awakens cursed in a haunted bamboo forest, grossly disfigured and trapped in a labyrinth of nightmares. So begins her tense and mesmerizing journey through dark mystical realms and the surreal, timeless underbelly of modern Japan. Driven by a powerful Dubstep soundtrack, this chilling supernatural thriller is a tour-de-force of immersing storytelling.

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After poisoning herself on fish offerings stolen from the Buddhas, a lonely Western traveler awakens cursed in a haunted bamboo forest, grossly disfigured and trapped in a labyrinth of nightmares.

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After poisoning herself on fish offerings stolen from the Buddhas, a lonely Western traveler awakens cursed in a haunted bamboo forest, grossly disfigured and trapped in a labyrinth of nightmares. So begins her tense and mesmerizing journey through dark mystical realms and the surreal, timeless underbelly of modern Japan. Driven by a powerful Dubstep soundtrack, this chilling supernatural thriller is a tour-de-force of immersing storytelling.

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Anabelle D. Munro

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Huntly Munro

Actor/Actress

Tsubasa Hattori

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Huntly Munro

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Anabelle D. Munro

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