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Midori
地下幻燈劇画 少女椿
1992 55 min Japan 16+
★6.6
Animation, Drama, Horror
Director: Hiroshi Harada
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Description
After losing her parents, young flower selling Midori is put up by a fairground group. She is abused and forced to slavery, until the arrival of an enigmatic magician of short stature, who gives her hope for a better future.
Starring
Minako Naka
Actor
Norihiko Morishita
Actor
Keinosuke Okamoto
Actor
Key opinion
This anime adaptation of Maruo Sukehiro’s manga is a visceral and controversial work that uses extreme graphic content to explore themes of hopelessness and faith. While its intense, hand-drawn nature is noted, the film's heavy reliance on shock imagery remains highly polarizing.
| Adaptation | The film serves as a visceral adaptation of Maruo Sukehiro's manga, defined by its depictions of extreme cruelty and eroticism. | |
| Emotion | The use of grotesque imagery and graphic violence is intended to inflict profound psychological distress on the viewer. | |
| Theme | The narrative explores a heavy tension between a bleak, hopeless reality and the presence of faith. | |
| Production | Opinions on the animation are divided, as the director's intensive five-year hand-drawn effort is perceived by some as impressive and by others as having cheap visuals. | |
| Ending | The ending is a point of disagreement, with some finding its cruelty to be a fitting narrative conclusion while others feel it is mishandled. |