Writhing Tongue (1980) Furueru shita | Region-Free (Blu-Ray) | English Subtitles

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Source:   HDTV w/ English Subtitles.

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Title: Writhing Tongue (1980)

Genre: Drama, Horror

Plot Synopsis:
Five-year-old Masako receives a minor scratch while playing near a marsh. Within days, her body begins to spasm uncontrollably, and her health deteriorates rapidly. Doctors diagnose her with tetanus, sending her parents into a desperate emotional spiral as they witness her slow and agonizing decline. What begins as a small incident evolves into a harrowing ordeal, revealing the frailty of life and the emotional toll of helplessness in the face of suffering.

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Cast and Crew:

• Director: Yoshitarô Nomura
• Writers: Masato Ide, Taku Miki
• Cast:
  • Tsunehiko Watase as Akira Miyoshi
  • Yukiyo Toake as Kunie Miyoshi
  • Mayuko Wakamori as Masako Miyoshi
  • Ryoko Nakano as Nurse Nose
  • Jūkichi Uno as Doctor

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YouTube Trailer:
Writhing Tongue | Trailer

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IMDb Link:
Writhing Tongue (1980)

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Reviews from Letterboxd:

1. paul – ★★★★
   “A horror movie for parents. There is no hope, just misery. It does not hold back at all. This is a drama you watch when you want to feel like shit for almost 2 hours.”

2. austin – ★★★★
   “I’ve once been young enough to not know why I was in the hospital and what was happening to me, and now I’m old enough to not only avoid putting the faintest bit of trust in doctors but to know that the experience of hospitalization operates purely on a metric of chance that you’ll make it on the other side.”

3. El_Sobrante – ★★★★½
   “I can only imagine the amount of people that straight up walked out of the theaters while watching this and, tbh, I wouldn’t blame them. Because this film is just absolutely relentless in showcasing the horror, the pain, the psychological induced torment that this poor family goes thru.”

4. Matt – ★★★★★
   “Absolutely harrowing.”

5. athena – ★★★★★
   “I’m so sad yet so relieved. Poor child… :(“

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Meta Description:
Writhing Tongue (1980) is a Japanese horror-drama about a young girl diagnosed with tetanus and her family’s descent into despair. Directed by Yoshitarô Nomura, it offers an unflinching look at medical trauma and parental helplessness in the face of suffering.