Parasyte: Part 1 (2014)

★ 7.1 1h 49m 307 votes IMDb
Action Drama Horror Sci-Fi

Humanity is suffering from a series of mysterious murders across the globe, known as the 'Mincemeat murders'. High school student Izumi Shinichi has a parasite living off him, having replaced his right hand, and he might be the discoverer of truth.

Parasyte: Part 1

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Cast

Shota Sometani
Shota Sometani as Izumi Shinichi Age 33 · Koto, Tokyo, Japan Shota Sometani (染谷 将太 Sometani Shōta, born 3 September 1992) is a Japanese actor from Koto, Tokyo. He is known for his protagonist roles in Himizu and Parasyte..
Sadao Abe
Sadao Abe as Migi (voice) Age 55 · Matsudo, Chiba, Japan
Eri Fukatsu
Eri Fukatsu as Tamiya Ryoko Age 53 · Oita City, Oita, Japan Eri Fukatsu (深津 絵里, Fukatsu Eri, born 11 January 1973) is a Japanese actress. She won the award for best actress at the 18th Yokohama Film Festival for Haru and the best actress award at the 2010 Mont...
Ai Hashimoto
Ai Hashimoto as Murano Satomi Age 30 · Kumamoto, Japan Kumamoto-native Ai Hashimoto debuted in 2008 via an audition at Sony's Newcome that her mother pushed her to attend. Her mother loves celebrities. She has two sisters with her being the middle one.
Kazuki Kitamura
Kazuki Kitamura as Hirokawa Takeshi Age 56 · Higashisumiyoshi, Osaka, Japan Kazuki Kitamura is a Japanese film and television actor who won the award for best supporting actor at the 21st Yokohama Film Festival for Minazuki, Kyohansha and Kanzen-naru shiiku as well as the CUT...
Masahiro Higashide
Masahiro Higashide as Shimada Hideo Age 38 · Saitama, Japan Masahiro Higashide (東出 昌大 Higashide Masahiro, born February 1, 1988 in Saitama Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actor. He began his career in 2004 as a model for the magazine "MEN'S NON-NO". He receiv...
Director Takashi Yamazaki
Cast Shota Sometani, Sadao Abe, Eri Fukatsu, Ai Hashimoto, Kazuki Kitamura, Masahiro Higashide, Tadanobu Asano, Miko Yoki, Jun Kunimura, Hirofumi Arai

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Dr_Nostromo 6/10 Mar 28, 2026
61/100

Parasitic creatures are taking over humans by infecting their brain but one teen stops the assault resulting in the parasite just taking over his hand. This symbiotic relationship is the heart of this story as 'Migi', the parasite, wants to joins it's kind and the teen wants to save humanity. Delving into compassion, sentimentality and the like attempting to define what's human, makes an excellent backdrop for some gnarly monster effects and good action. Although it got redundant at times, it never failed to entertain and the sequel ought to be great! -- DrNostromo.com

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