Director: Takeshi SONE

Original Comic-Book Author: Hideshi HINO
Cast: Hiroshi TAMURA ("Guinea Pig 2: Flower of Flesh and Blood") /

Shigeru SAIKI ("Guinea Pig: Mermaid in a Manhole") / Hinako SAEKI / Shiro SANO / Go Rijyu / 

Junji ITO / Keiko HOSHINO / YUREI / Masamitsu TSUMORI / Masahisa TSUMORI / 

Kaori TSUBAKI / Mizuho ABE / Hideshi HINO

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Genre: Horror / Based on a Comic-book / AI-generated movie

Theatrical Release in Japan: Summer 2026
[2026 / Color / HD / 1:2.35 / 5.1ch / 70 min. / Japanese with English subtitles]

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[Festival Record]

Winner: Best AI Film - Amsterdam New Cinema Film Festival 2026

Winner: Best AI Film - East Village New York Film Festival 2026

Winner: Best AI Film - Asian Independent  Film Festival 2026

Winner: Narrative Ultra Long Form - Omni AI International  Film Festival 2026

Official Selection - AI Artist Festival 2026

Official Selection - Seoul International AI Film Festival 2026

Official Selection - Bali International AI Film Festival 2026

Official Selection - Florence Film Awards 2026

Official Selection - Burano Artificial Intelligence Film Festival 2026

Official Selection - Miyakojima International Charity Film Festival 2026

Official Selection - Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival 2026

Official Selection - Bangkok movie Awards 2026

Official Selection - AI Film Festival Tirana 2026

Official Selection - The Galactic Imaginarium Film Festival 2026

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[Introduction]

A film produced entirely from the original manga by legendary horror manga artist Hideshi HINO, using AI to adapt the source material and AI-generated voices based on real actors for the entire cast.

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[Tagline]

The heart that lives on, dwelling within the dead flesh.

 

[Synopsis]

When a man awakens on a desolate shore with no memory and a body already rotting, the living world recoils. Arrested as a monster, he is taken to a university hospital, where doctors confirm the impossible: he has no heartbeat, no brain activity, and no living cells, yet he can think, speak, and feel pain. Hidden from the public, he endures preservatives, artificial skin, and brutal experiments meant to halt his decay, while fragments of his past return. A pendant found inside his stomach reveals that he drowned one year earlier, sustained by a single wish: to see his wife, child, and parents again. After escaping the hospital and a city-wide hunt, he reaches his family’s home. There, watching them mourn and continue living, he realizes that showing himself would only deepen their sorrow. Choosing love over reunion, the dead man says goodbye in silence and returns to the sea, where his end may become a new beginning.