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Imprint is a 2006 horror film directed by Takashi Miike as an episode of the anthology television series Masters of Horror. Set largely in a brothel on a remote Japanese island, it follows an American traveler questioning a disfigured woman about the fate of a missing former lover. Its depictions of torture, abortion, and other disturbing material led Showtime to withhold the episode from its original television broadcast.
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What is Imprint in Masters of Horror?
Imprint is a 2006 episode of the anthology series Masters of Horror, directed by Takashi Miike. It is set largely in a brothel on a remote Japanese island.
What does the traveler investigate in Imprint?
An American traveler questions a disfigured woman about the fate of his missing former love. Her account unfolds through disturbing revelations and conflicting memories.
Why was Imprint controversial?
The episode contains extreme violence, torture imagery, and sexual material. Its graphic content was considered too disturbing for the planned US television broadcast and it was not aired there in its original form.
Is Imprint a standalone movie?
It works as a self-contained horror story, but it was produced as part of Masters of Horror rather than as a conventional theatrical feature. Takashi Miike's direction gives it a particularly intense and surreal style.
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