Day Dream
1981 · 110 min · ★ 4.8 · Drama, Fantasy, Horror
While under anesthesia during a tooth extraction, a young man hallucinates a series of darkly sexual fantasies involving an attractive fellow patient and their sinister dentist.
Directed by Tetsuji Takechi · Written by Tetsuji Takechi
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Kyōko Aizome Chieko Hamuro -
Kei Satō Dentist - T Takemi Katsushika Junkichi Kurahashi
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Saeda Kawaguchi Nurse - S Sengoro Shigeyama Vagrant
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Taiji Tonoyama Guard - C Chieda Kawaguchi Beautiful woman
- Y Yuri Yau Nurse
- M Masanosuke Gojo Pirate
- Y Yutaka Aoki Pirate
- K Kyonosuke Nishikigawa Doorman
- H Hideki Hayashi
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