Ballads
1993, Japanese. Directed by Naoyuki Tomomatsu.
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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- 1h 0m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 29 April 1993
- Original title
- バラードに抱かれて
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Naoyuki Tomomatsu
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Ballads runs 60 minutes (1h 0m).
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Ballads isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 29 April 1993. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Ballads?
Ballads (1993) was directed by Naoyuki Tomomatsu and stars Zeeko Uchiyama, Naoyuki Tomomatsu, Hideki Oka.