Embalming

Miyako, a young female embalmer, is called to restore the body of a recent suicide. While performing her duties, she pricks herself on a needle buried deep within the boy’s flesh. When the head is stolen during the night, Miyako begins a desperate search to recover it and finish her work, encountering organ harvesting, religious cults, and dark secrets from her own past along the way.

Director

Shinji Aoyama

Writers

Michiko Matsuda, Shinji Aoyama, Izo Hashimoto

Released

July 30, 1999

Language

Japanese