Guinea Pig: Mermaid in the Manhole
1988 · 63 MIN · IMDB 5.5 · 2,624 VOTES · DIR. Hideshi Hino
Overview
An artist dealing with the grief of his wife leaving him finds solace in painting the squalor of the sewer. He discovers a trapped mermaid, whom he brings home to heal. Her condition worsens, and she asks the artist to paint her before she dies.
Dialogue Timeline — 151 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:04:08 Good morning.
00:05:13 All my lost treasures are here.
00:06:36 Chibi, is that you?
00:08:46 I met you once. Then, when there was a river here.
00:09:49 Ever since the day I met you here I enjoy coming here.
00:11:21 What is it?
00:13:19 This will certainly help you.
00:13:57 From now on I will paint you forever.
00:14:38 Then stop it.
00:19:08 It stopped.
00:19:42 It's long ago that I had fish.
00:21:11 You can judge people according to their trash.
00:22:23 My body is full of little pupps of seven colours.
00:31:04 I need a break.
00:37:45 My mermaid is dead.
00:44:00 The painting.
00:48:51 It's so strange. It makes me sick.
00:51:08 She's dead.
00:52:35 The dead body must belong to his wife.
00:53:10 Let us pass.
00:54:51 Beautiful...
00:55:33 and got hospitalized. This is the result of the investigation.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed151
Dialogue density2.4 lines / min
First line00:04:08
Final line00:55:33
Production Record
DirectorHideshi Hino
LanguageJapanese
Budget$5,500
IMDb votes2,624