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59% Critic Match
Mermaid's Scar
5.9 / 10• 1993• 56m•NR• Japanese
AnimationDramaFantasyHorror
Storyline
According to an ancient Japanese legend, mermaid flesh may grant immortality if eaten. However, there is a much greater chance that consumption will lead to death or transformation into a damned creature known as a Lost Soul (or Deformed Ones in the English dub). Mermaid Saga tells the tale of Yuta, an immortal who has been alive for five hundred years, who is wandering across Japan searching for a cure and meeting others whose lives have also been ruined by mermaid flesh in the process.
Cast & Crew
Koichi Yamadera
Yūta
Lead
Minami Takayama
Mana
Yuuichi Harada
Masato
Gara Takashima
Masato's Mother Misa
Kikuko Inoue
Yukie
Atsuko Mine
Mansion Servant Haruyo
Hiroshi Naka
Man
Tomoko Nakajima
Woman
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Morio Asaka's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Mermaid's Scar is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
