1992 · horror · slasher · thriller
The Guard from Underground
Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa1h 36m1992
An ex sumo wrestler turned corporate security guard goes on a murderous rampage at his place of employment.
Our read: The Guard from Underground (1992) reads as a heavy, steady, inventive horror · slasher · thriller entry — extreme in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, steady, extreme horror / slasher, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- heavy
- intense
- bleak
- cold
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