Movies like Parasyte: Part 1
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Parasyte: Part 1 (2014)
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Original name: 寄生獣
Genre: Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Alien pods come to Earth and, naturally, start taking over Human Hosts. One such pod only manages to take over one human's, Shin Izumi, right arm. Together they grow and co-exist, all the while the other aliens are making meals of other humans; Shin feels he must put a stop to it all, but his alien, Migi, doesn't see why.
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anime, enigmatic, captivating, suspenseful, psychological, psychotronic, manga, post modern
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body horror, alien, creature, invasion, police investigation, mutation, alien parasite, distopia, suspense, struggle for survival, survival, murderer, murder, parasite, apocalypse, superhero, teenager, monster, serial killer, alien invasion, infection, shapeshifter, mother son relationship, pregnancy, mother and son ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Alien pods come to Earth and, naturally, start taking over Human Hosts. One such pod only manages to take over one human's, Shin Izumi, right arm. Together they grow and co-exist, all the while the other aliens are making meals of other humans; ...
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