Guinea Pig: Mermaid in the Manhole
(1988)
★ 5.4 IMDb · 72 votes
Year: 1988
Runtime: 58 мин
Country: Japan
Director: 日野日出志
Cast: 斉木しげる, 染井真理, 利重剛, 久本雅美, Tsuyoshi Toshishige
Plot
An artist dealing with the grief of his wife leaving him finds solace in painting the squalor of the sewer. He discovers a trapped mermaid, whom he brings home to heal. Her condition worsens, and she asks the artist to paint her before she dies.