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The Curse of Kazuo Umezu (1990) · 楳図かずおの呪い

Name: The Curse of Kazuo Umezu
Director: Naoko Omi
Genre: animación, Body horror, Demon, haunted house, Physical mutation
Released: 1990
Duration: 43 min
Cast: Ikuya Sawaki, Shinobu Adachi, Ai Orikasa, Naoko Watanabe, Rei Sakuma

Original title: 楳図かずおの呪い

1990 · Naoko Omi · 43 min · Japan · Edited by 1

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"Do not toy with the supernatural." Two stories of the consequences that descend upon humans who venture beyond the safe confines of their ordinary worlds.

A 1990 title built around animación, Body horror and Demon. Directed by Naoko Omi.

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Spanish: La Maldición de Kazuo Umezu
Italian: La maledizione di Kazuo Umezu
Portuguese: A Maldição de Kazuo Umezu
Chinese: 楳圖一雄的詛咒
Korean: 우메즈 카즈오의 저주

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The Curse of Kazuo Umezu (1990) · 楳図かずおの呪い

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