The body horror gets you cringing, before ending on an off-the-wall note. The narrative opens mysteriously, as the more it reveals the darker and cynical it becomes. Once she's marked her man, a scar around their neck, there's no escaping, she'll get her head. That's when he tells his disturbing story to some doctors, of being cursed by an alluring fortune teller (nailed by Aka Kiguchi) with a real creepy and dangerous fixation. He can't remove his hands, or his head will fall off. The story begins backwards, a young man (Yuki Furkukawa) holding his head, scuffling through the streets, his white turtleneck drenched in blood, searching for help. At just under an hour in length, this shot-on-video production follows that of a morbid little tale consisting of infidelity, black magic, neck/head fetishes, shrunken heads and a severe gushing neck problem. The creative mind behind the popular Japanese manga series "TOMIE" and "UZUMAKI", Junji Ito, writes, but also directs for the first time one of his own stories. As once that head completely comes off, there's no coming back. Your head could be left hanging, literally, so try keeping it still.
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