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The Embryo Hunts In Secret
Poster to the French release of The Embryo Hunts In Secret
Directed by	Kōji Wakamatsu
Written by	Masao Adachi
Starring	Hatsuo Yamaya Miharu Shima
Cinematography	Hideo Itō
Distributed by	Wakamatsu Productions
Release date	July 1966 (1966-07)
Running time	72 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

The Embryo Hunts In Secret (胎児が密猟する時, Taiji ga Mitsuryō Suru Toki), released in July 1966, is the first film made by Japanese director Kōji Wakamatsu independently of any movie studio. It was released just months after he had left Nikkatsu and formed his own company, Wakamatsu Productions. At the time of its release Wakamatsu was quoted as saying "For me, violence, the body and sex are an integral part of life" which would predict the outcome and plot of the film.

Plot summary

A mentally unstable man keeps his girlfriend tied up in his small apartment and tortures her. He prefers to keep her naked, and she is subjected to various types of bondage, whipped, and tortured with a razor blade. He also brushes her hair, and applies make-up on her, though, and as the film goes on he continues to have a mental breakdown due to his deteriorating sanity. In the end the girl gets free and has her revenge against him.

Cast

• Hatsuo Yamaya (山谷初男)
• Miharu Shima (志摩みはる)

Legacy

The film is said to be one of the "early examples of the stalker film".

Notes

1. Inuhiko, Yomota (2019-04-16). What Is Japanese Cinema?: A History. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-54948-6.
2. Hunter, Jack (1998). Eros In Hell: Sex, Blood And Violence In Japanese Cinema. U.K.: Creation Books. p. 37. ISBN 1-871592-93-3.
3. Balmain, Colette (2008-10-14). Introduction to Japanese Horror Film. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-0-7486-3059-2.

References

• Hunter, Jack (1998). Eros In Hell: Sex, Blood And Violence In Japanese Cinema. U.K.: Creation Books. pp. 37–39. ISBN 1-871592-93-3.
• 胎児が密猟する時 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2008-02-21.

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