Writhing Tongue

Writhing Tongue

114 mins | Drama, Horror | Nov. 22, 1980

Masako, a five-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Chiba, gets a tiny scratch on her finger while playing with mud in a marsh. After that, she suffered all kinds of horrible spasms including biting her tongue. The doctor checks on her for hours on end and arrive at the conclusion that she has tetanus. It seems like the devil has come to dwell in the little girl's body. Her parents have to to bear the sufferings of their child and face the fear that they might also be the victims of tetanus. The once peaceful family has changed completely and the three have been cast into a bottomless hell.

Writhing Tongue

114 mins | Drama, Horror | Nov. 22, 1980

Writhing Tongue
Masako, a five-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Chiba, gets a tiny scratch on her finger while playing with mud in a marsh. After that, she suffered all kinds of horrible spasms including biting her tongue. The doctor checks on her for hours on end and arrive at the conclusion that she has tetanus. It seems like the devil has come to dwell in the little girl's body. Her parents have to to bear the sufferings of their child and face the fear that they might also be the victims of tetanus. The once peaceful family has changed completely and the three have been cast into a bottomless hell.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Shochiku Co., Ltd.
Original title 震える舌
Directors Yoshitaro Nomura
Writers Taku Miki, Masato Ide

Cast

Mayuko Wakamori

as Masako Miyoshi

Tsunehiko Watase

as Akira Miyoshi

Yukiyo Toake

as Kunie Miyoshi

Ryoko Nakano

as Dr. Nose

Jūkichi Uno

as Doctor

Tanie Kitabayashi

as Akira's mother

Keizo Kanie

as Yamagishi

Sanae Nakahara

as Sadae

Sen Yano

as Private Hospital Doctor

Yasukiyo Umeno

as Akira's older brother

Tomoe Hiiro

as Yamagishi's wife