Midori (1992) | Custom Clamshell (VHS)

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English Subtitles.

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Title: Midori (1992)

Genre: Animation, Drama, Horror

Plot Synopsis:
Midori, a young girl, lives a normal life until her mother falls ill and passes away, leaving her completely alone. Tricked by a traveling circus, she becomes trapped in a grotesque world of abuse and cruelty at the hands of the circus performers. Just as she loses all hope, a mysterious magician enters her life, offering her a chance at something different. However, her suffering is far from over as she struggles to find an escape from the horrors that surround her.

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Cast and Crew:

• Director: Hiroshi Harada
• Writer: Hiroshi Harada
• Cast:
  • Minako Naka as Midori (voice)
  • Norihiko Morishita as Wonder Masamitsu (voice)
  • Keinosuke Okamoto as Mr. Arashi (voice)
  • Kazuyoshi Hayashi as Muchisute the Mummy Man (voice)
  • Sanae Kato as Benitsu the Snake Woman (voice)

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YouTube Trailer:
Midori | Trailer

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IMDb Link:
Midori (1992)

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Reviews from Letterboxd:

1. August – ★★★★
   “There is so much empathy for what Midori goes through as she tries to find any relief in her waking nightmare. Unflinching with its depictions of cruelty and suffering, specifically because the work is about the hopelessness and despair of her situation. Her innocence and childhood dreams are thrown to the ground and stomped out by a reality of exploitation and abuse.”

2. AmethystPudding – ★★★
   “Midori is super short, at around 49 minutes in length, so that helps its accessibility for people with shorter attention spans. The weird animation looks almost like Speed Racer at times, yet this was made in 1992—quite odd. Very old-looking, crude animation, much like some of the dark visuals to match, crude and brutal. Definitely NOT like Speed Racer on that front.”

3. More_Badass – ★★★★
   “The grotesquely hypnotic crossroad between Ujicha, Junji Ito, and Belladonna of Sadness, paved with nightmares and laced with venom. Midori is like a rotted, warped funhouse reflection of Freaks, following an orphaned girl as she is taken in by a perverse sideshow troupe and engulfed in a kaleidoscope of misery and abuse.”

4. Angelica Jade Bastién – ★★★★
   “A surrealist nightmare that tours through the ways young girls are exploited through experiences of poverty and grave misogyny. Instances of disgusting animal violence, r@pe, murder, and neglect permeate the film with some of the most rancid vibes I have experienced in a film in a long ass time.”

5. Manolo Palma Cornejo – ★½
   “Midori or The Camellia Girl is a medium-length film with 48 minutes of visual torture and violently banal p0rn0graphy. In its first minutes, the depressive story of Midori is told.”

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Meta Description:
A controversial animated horror film, Midori (1992) follows a young girl who is lured into a circus and subjected to brutal abuse. Directed by Hiroshi Harada and based on Suehiro Maruo’s manga Shōjo Tsubaki, the film is known for its disturbing imagery and unique animation style.