
Dark Mixer
2014-07-15 · 5 min · ★ 3.0
Iwasaki’s ink oscillates like an evil lava lamp that might actually be alive and its progression into more and more disturbing images create an impressive sense of dread in a film that is basically just some pencil drawings on a blank background. (Film School Rejects)
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- Hirotoshi Iwasaki
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- Japan
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- Released
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