Ballads

Apr 29, 1993

1h 0m

★ 5.0

Overview

The story of a young man who tragically lost his lover in a horriffic motorcycle accident. Now working at a video store and selling uncensored gay hardcore pornography under the counter, he one day discovers the worlds most bizarre snuff video... which happens to "star" a man who looks exactly like his dead lover. Pushed over the edge by this event, the protagonist goes on a violent rampage, attempting to murder everybody involved in the video's creation.

Genres

Drama

Horror

Production Companies

ENK Promotion

Ballads Trailers

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Cast

Male A

Zeeko Uchiyama

Matsuda

Naoyuki Tomomatsu

Yamamoto

Hideki Oka

Yoko

Miyuki Hira

Male C

Tomoaki Hamada

Male B

Hideo Hayashi

Boy A

Hiroaki Matsukura

Live house guest

Alice Sailor

Announcer

Emi Eguchi

Video shop customer

Kôji Ômae

Boy C

Nureteru Ôbayashi

Boy B

Tatteru Ôbayashi

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