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Parasyte: Part 1

Parasyte: Part 1

Science Fiction · Horror · Action · 2014

Humanity is suffering from a series of mysterious murders across the globe, known as the 'Mincemeat murders'. High school student Izumi Shinichi has a parasite living off him, having replaced his right hand, and he might be the discoverer of truth.

Movie details

Parasyte: Part 1

“The alien invasion begins.”

2014 Science Fiction · Horror · Action 1h 49m

Critical arithmetic

One number, for now.

TMDB

7.0 / 10

Community rating

Humanity is suffering from a series of mysterious murders across the globe, known as the 'Mincemeat murders'. High school student Izumi Shinichi has a parasite living off him, having replaced his right hand, and he might be the discoverer of truth.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Parasyte: Part 1?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

Taste neighbourhood

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Takashi Yamazaki

Written by

Takashi Yamazaki · Ryota Kosawa

Shota Sometani

Shota Sometani

Izumi Shinichi

Sadao Abe

Sadao Abe

Migi (voice)

Eri Fukatsu

Eri Fukatsu

Tamiya Ryoko

Ai Hashimoto

Ai Hashimoto

Murano Satomi

Kazuki Kitamura

Kazuki Kitamura

Hirokawa Takeshi

Masahiro Higashide

Masahiro Higashide

Shimada Hideo

Tadanobu Asano

Tadanobu Asano

Goto

Court is in session

Put Parasyte: Part 1 on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.