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.
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Zeeko Uchiyama
Male A
Naoyuki Tomomatsu
Matsuda
Hideki Oka
Yamamoto
Miyuki Hira
Yoko
Tomoaki Hamada
Male C
Hideo Hayashi
Male B
Hiroaki Matsukura
Boy A
Alice Sailor
Live house guest
Emi Eguchi
Announcer
Kôji Ômae
Video shop customer
Nureteru Ôbayashi
Boy C
Tatteru Ôbayashi
Boy B
Shirô Misawa
Hiroshi
Dan Takebashi
Sagawa
Kenji Yokoyama
Gun shop clerk
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