Death Powder
デスパウダー
Three conspirators steal a secret android. In their warehouse hideout, the android secretes a reality-altering substance, which casts them into a frightening nether-world of interconnected subjectivity.
Why it matters
A hallucinatory plunge into Japan’s cyberpunk underworld that warps reality with nightmarish intensity.
- Early Haruo Ichikura cult classic blending body horror, sci-fi, and psychedelic surrealism before the cyberpunk boom.
- Practical and optical effects create a disorienting, acid-trip atmosphere that still feels fresh and unsettling.
- Ideal for fans of experimental Asian horror and anyone curious about the genre’s pre-Gibson, pre-ghost-in-the-shell weirdness.
- Not for narrative purists—its fragmented storytelling demands patience but rewards with a unique, immersive dread.
Director
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
28
Slow Burn
50
Psychological
71
Supernatural
20
Creature
18
Disturbing
67
Fun Factor
0
Cerebral
71
Survival
33
