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The Groaning Drain (2004) · うめく排水管

Original title: うめく排水管

2004 · Ataru Oikawa · 78 min · Japan · Edited by 1

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Set in a house in the suburbs, the film uses black humor to depict the horrors caused by a strange drainage pipe that drags people in.

A 2004 entry from the catalog with a clear horror angle. Directed by Ataru Oikawa.

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Chinese: 呻吟的排水管

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