Summary
Absurdity and gore ensue as a possessed pile of clay begins terrorizing students at an art school.
Good for
- Friends night
- Pure escapism
- Adults
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+6)
Critics 56Audiences 50GoodWatch 49
Tomatometer56%
Letterboxd · 2 K ratings2.9/5
IMDb5.3
Audience score38%
Running time
1 h 21 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 horror movies, −14 min on the typical 95
typical 9581Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 16 countries, rent or buy in 27 more
+6Released
2018
April 20, 2018
8 years ago
Genre
HorrorLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
- Japan
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 3 moreDirecting · 1
- Sôichi Umezawa Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor
Production · 2
- Yoshihiro Nishimura Producer
- Yukihiko Yamaguchi Producer
Camera · 2
- Shintarô Kuriyama Director of Photography
- Katsuhiko Komine Still Photographer
Sound · 2
- Kō Nakagawa Music
- Asuka Nemoto Sound Recordist
Art · 2
- Ai Naitô Production Design
- Noritaka Sasaki Production Design
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