ACRI: The Legend of Homo-Aquarellius
1996, Japanese. Directed by Tatsuya Ishii.
A scientist desperately wanting to prove that mermaids exist is ostracized from the scientific community in Japan. He settles down in Australia steadfast on his hypothesis. When a Japanese student visits him in Australia with strange questions about mermaids, how the young man survived in the ocean, and why he doesn't remember anything.
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 31 August 1996
- Original title
- ACRI
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Shunji Iwai, Masumi Suetani
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Who directed ACRI: The Legend of Homo-Aquarellius?
ACRI: The Legend of Homo-Aquarellius (1996) was directed by Tatsuya Ishii and stars Tadanobu Asano, Yosuke Eguchi, Kimika Yoshino.