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Meatball Machine

Meatball Machine

They come from beyond

20065.41h 30m

Overview

Capable of making bio-mechanical weapons out of human flesh, alien parasites grotesquely invade the Earth, turning their hosts into maniacal killers who seek and destroy each other to the bloody death! And yes, it s also a human love story, even though the budding romantics are infested with slimy, tumor-like globules.

Directed by Jun'ichi Yamamoto
Written by Junya Kato, Jun'ichi Yamamoto, Yudai Yamaguchi
Produced by Chikako Nakabayashi, Manabu Shinoda, Yukihiko Yamaguchi
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Top Cast

Issey Takahashi

Issey Takahashi

Yôji

Aoba Kawai

Aoba Kawai

Sachiko

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Kenichi Kawasaki

Tanaka

Tarō Suwa

Tarō Suwa

Shoichiro Masumoto

Shoichiro Masumoto

Ayano Yamamoto

Ayano Yamamoto

Toru Tezuka

Toru Tezuka

Takashi Naha

Takashi Naha

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Shuya Yoshimoto

Themes & Keywords

invasionaliencyberpunkparasiteabsurddramaticwhimsicalcruelinflammatorymean spiritedsarcastic

About Meatball Machine

Meatball Machine is a horror, science fiction, action film released in 2006 exploring themes of invasion, alien, cyberpunk, parasite, absurd, dramatic. Directed by Jun'ichi Yamamoto, it stars Issey Takahashi, Aoba Kawai, Kenichi Kawasaki. Capable of making bio-mechanical weapons out of human flesh, alien parasites grotesquely invade the Earth, turning their hosts into maniacal killers who seek and destroy each other to the bloody death! And yes, it s also a human love story, even though the budding romantics are infested with slimy, tumor-like globules.

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