Guinea Pig: Mermaid in the Manhole

Synopsis

An artist dealing with the grief of his wife leaving him finds solace in painting the squalor of the sewer. He discovers a trapped mermaid, whom he brings home to heal. Her condition worsens, and she asks the artist to paint her before she dies.

Cast

Shigeru Saiki

The Artist

Mari Somei

The Mermaid

Go Riju

Male Neighbor

Masami Hisamoto

Female Neighbor

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Tsuyoshi Toshishige

Crew

Art

• Akio Fukuda Production Design

Camera

• Naoki Hayashi Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

• Nobuaki Koga Special Effects Makeup Artist

Directing

• Hideshi Hino Director

Editing

• Ken'ichi Takashima Editor

Production

• Satoru Ogura Producer

Sound

• Yoshikazu Iwanami Sound Recordist

Writing

• Hideshi Hino Writer