Horrors of Malformed Men - Synapse Films

In Horrors of Malformed Men (Edogawa Rampo Taizen: Kyofu Kikei Ningen, 1969), a young medical student named Hirosuke escapes from a mental institution and pretends to be a dead man in an attempt to unravel the mystery of a man who looks exactly like him that keeps popping up in the newspaper. He travels to a remote island and discovers a mad scientist who turns normal humans into malformed monsters. However, that’s only the beginning of the horrifying things Hirosuke will soon discover.

Region 1, NTSC, anamorphic widescreen 2.35:1, fully-restored. Japanese audio with English subtitles. Features include audio commentary by Mark Schilling, making-of documentary, footage of Teruo Ishii’s trip to 2003 Far East Film Festival, stills gallery, cast/crew info, trailers. Also includes liner notes and reversible cover with original Japanese art.

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Available at the following retailer(s) on August 28, 2007:

• Amazon.com
• Amazon.ca
• YesAsia
• HKFlix