Masters of Horror: Imprint (2006) Movie Info
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Movie Name | Masters of Horror: Imprint (2006) |
| Director | Takashi Miike |
| Screenplay Writer | Daisuke Tengan |
| Based on Novel by | Story “Bokkee” by Shimako Iwai |
| Lead Actors | Billy Drago |
| Cast | Billy Drago, Michié, Youki Kudoh, Toshie Negishi |
| Genre | Horror, Psychological Horror |
| Release Date | 2006 (Showtime / DVD release) |
| Duration | 1h 3m (63 minutes) |
| Budget | Television anthology production |
| Language | English / Japanese |
| Country | United States / Japan |
| Box Office (Worldwide) | Television release |
| IMDb Rating | ~7.5/10 |
| Notable For | Extremely disturbing torture scenes, banned from Showtime broadcast |
| Series | Part of Masters of Horror anthology series |
| Cult Status | Considered one of the most controversial horror episodes ever made |
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An American is traveling the world in the 19th century looking for a woman he met years ago. His journey leads him to a mysterious Japanese bordello island where “only demons and whores roam.” The man soon realizes his efforts fall short again, but is convinced to stay for the night by the woman who runs the bordello. She offers him a good price and choice of any girl he wants. He chooses a mysterious girl in the back where they proceed to exchange stories. This is where Miike took this creepy, disturbing tale to a downward spiral of brutal violence, torture, and incest in a fashion only Miike knows how to deliver.
I, for one, am an enormous fan of Takeshi Miike. He is probably my all time favorite director filmmaker of that time, so my review may be a little biased. Oh well, deal with it. Also, this may be my favorite Takeshi Miike effort. Imprint includes one of the most horrific torture scenes ever committed to film. It truly is difficult to watch.
Imprint is also very realistic. It paints a very vivid picture of what life might have been like in the 19th century. We take for granted now that we have medicine and drugs and other medical procedures. There are a few scenes that I know a lot of viewers will not be able to sit through. It is not very graphic, but the film work during those scenes were nothing short of brilliant.
As like the majority of Miikes work, Imprint is not for everybody. You really have to have a good grasp on reality and have good perspective on difficult issues facing society to really appreciate this film. If you can’t deal with these dark aspects of life, please do yourself a favor and don’t bother watching this movie.
Is it super bloody with tons of gore? No. Miike proves again he can paint an incredibly disturbing picture just based on the story alone. Very few filmmakers can pull this level of disturbance off without throwing a bunch of gore in your face.
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