Tsuburo no Gara

Tsuburo no Gara

2004 · 68 min · ★ 6.2 · Science Fiction, Mystery, Horror

A man and a woman wake up in a hospital room. She's a nurse, he's a patient. Problem: a large metal object on his back. While the woman tries desperately to escape, the man experiences an inner struggle on the borderline of dream and reality. What has happened before?

Directed by Masafumi Yamada · Written by Masafumi Yamada

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