Horror screenwriter, Umeki, has writer's block. He goes with his pregnant wife, Akiko, to a check-up and is struck with an incredible idea - a horror story about a woman who gives birth to a reptile! Despite his wife's disgust, Umeki goes ahead with the screenplay, which the critics love. But the horrible prophecy fulfills itself, as his wife gives birth to a freak of nature. His baby is born half human, half lizard! The reptilian baby slithers on the floor, leaving a wet trail of slime behind [it]. To his horror, his wife, Akiko, holds it lovingly in her arms. His movie has become a mirror image of his own life as Umeki slips slowly into madness.
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Part of Hideshi Hino's Theater of Horror
6 films
Cast
7 people
Kurume Arisaka
Known for
Pulse
Mansaku Ikeuchi
Known for
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus
Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning
Yoshihiro Nakamura
Also in
Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 41
A Blue Automobile
Takafumi Ohashi
Kōichi Koshimura
Known for
Love Exposure
Ring
Sakichi Sato
Known for
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Last Life in the Universe
Yoshie Ohtsuka
Yoshie Ohtsuka
Also in
She Cat
Code Blue
Yoshihiro Nakamura Director · Hideshi Hino Writer
First release October 2, 2004 · Produced in Japan · Original title 日野日出志の怪奇劇場 わたしの赤ちゃん
Production
Pony Canyon
Production
Japan
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Original title
日野日出志の怪奇劇場 わたしの赤ちゃん
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · October 2, 2004
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
April 15, 2005 · Nippon Connection Film Festival
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