A rival of the wrestler Shishioh (Shinya Hashimoto) destroys Shishioh's new house. Shishioh's wife is injured and at the same time seems to have caught a very strange disease which turns her into a mermaid (!). Shishioh agrees to take part in a bloody fight against very weird opponents, arranged by TV producers out for sensation, but pretending they wish to help Shishioh and his wife. Ah! House Collapses!" (the title of my DVD is House of Dead" with a similar aversion to the word the") is a mixture of violent action, tragic drama and silly comedy - and not very good at any of these three. The fight between the two ladies on the bridge over electrified water is the best scene in a movie which hopes its cheap sadism (Shishioh crawls on his knees a lot and has blood all over his face most of the time, it seems) makes it easier to sit through, but I'd rather recommend a dozen of good old Shaolin flicks instead.

Japanese cinema is celebrated for its refined minimalist dramas and avant-garde experimentation; it also introduced popular genres like jidaigeki (samurai epics), kaiju, and anime. Across both high art and mass entertainment, it often explores morality, impermanence, and the pressures of modern life.

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The action genre features fast-paced, thrilling, and intense sequences of physical feats, combat, and excitement. The characters of these stories are involved in daring and often dangerous situations, requiring them to rely on their physical prowess, skills, and quick thinking to overcome challenges and adversaries.

The drama genre is a broad category that features stories portraying human experiences, emotions, conflicts, and relationships in a realistic and emotionally impactful way. Dramas delve into the complexities of human life, often exploring themes of love, loss, morality, societal issues, personal growth, with the aim to evoke an emotional response from the audience by presenting relatable and thought-provoking stories.

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Hashimoto plays a professional wrestler whose wife involuntarily turns into a mermaid.

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