This。1992。Japanese。film。tells。the。story。of。a。scientist。who。sets。out。to。create。the。new。"super。Adam。and。Eve",。humans。who。cannot。be。controlled。by。their。emotions.。Of。course,。the。end。result。it。not。exactly。what。the。good。doctor。expects. comments。from。imdb: This。modern。tale。of。an。attempt。to。build。a。creature。is。one。of。the。best。"horror"。films。ever。made,。even。if。its。not。a。horror。film。but。something。else。entirely.。Certainly。its。on。my。short。list。of。all。time。great。films. This。film。was。introduced。to。me。by。someone。who。told。me。"I。have。this。film。that。probably。one。of。the。best。films。you'll。ever。see.。It。will。move。you。and。touch。you。and。make。you。think,。but。if。I。told。you。what。it。is。and。told。you。how。its。done。you。will。think。its。the。stupidest。thing。on。the。face。of。it。and。you。won't。watch。it."。Intrigued。I。asked。what。did。he。mean,。and。he。said,。"Well。its。a。Frankenstein。story,。with。a。very。goofy。sort。of。edge,。but。which。uses。it。to。its。advantage."。My。ears。perked。up,。and。I。being。a。trusting。soul。took。the。tape。and。watched。it.。I。was。blown。away. The。plot。concerns。a。mad。scientist。attempting。to。make。a。new。Adam。and。Eve。in。the。wake。of。a。suicidal。plague。that。is。ravaging。the。world.。Locked。up。in。his。lab。his。experiments。go。differently。then。either。he。or。we。expect.。Some。of。it。is。silly。(The。bolts。in。the。neck,。the。wrestling。moves...),。all。of。it。is。touching。and。thought。provoking. I。can。not。recommend。this。movie。enough.。If。you。are。willing。to。take。the。film。on。its。terms。and。allow。it。to。tell。its。story。then。I。urge。you。to。seek。this。film。out。and。see。it.。This。is。an。undiscovered。gem。that。will。stay。with。you。forever. 15。out。of。10。and。then。some.。10/10 Also。known。as。"The。Last。Frankenstein",。this。is。an。extraordinary,。impeccably。produced。horror。film.。Director。Takeshi。Kawamura。uses。Mary。Shelley's。novel。as。a。mere。launching。pad。for。an。exploration。of。subjects。as。diverse。and。fascinating。as。the。nature。of。love,。desire,。suicide,。mass。hypnosis,。sex,。alienation。and。jealousy. And。though。the。film。is。dense。with。subtext,。it。is。also。stunningly。photographed。and。rich。in。atmosphere。and。detail.。The。performances。are。all。amazing。and。Kawamura's。sensitive。handling。of。the。strange,。delicate。relationships。between。the。characters。results。in。an。emotionally。charged,。angst-ridden。tragedy. The。scenes。of。the。confused,。troubled。monster。hurtling。through。a。fog-shrouded。forest。at。night。are。memorable。and。striking,。as。is。a。brilliant。home。movie-style。montage。of。the。film's。more。curious。characters。enjoying。a。precious。afternoon。at。the。beach.。Kawamura。creates。resonating。visual。poetry。of。horror。and。sadness。barely。sighted。since。Todd。Browning's。classic。"Freaks". Intelligent,。emotional,。tragic。and。real,。this。is。an。absolute。gem.。9/10