Over Your Dead Body

Over Your Dead Body

2014 · 111 min · JA · 6.0 (65 votes)
Dir. Takashi Miike · Starring Ichikawa Ebizo XI, Ko Shibasaki, Hideaki Ito, Miho Nakanishi, Maiko, Toshie Negishi · Music Koji Endo
Horror

An actor named Kosuke plays the role of Iemon in a stage version of Yotsuya Kaiden and his new lover Miyuki plays Oiwa. However, as they delve deeper into their respective performances, the line between fantasy and reality becomes obscured until the murderous, vengeful themes of the play bleed into their own relationship.

VIBE

A chilling descent into madness where the stage consumes the actors. This film blurs the lines between performance and reality, offering a visceral and unsettling exploration of jealousy and supernatural vengeance.

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