964 Pinocchio  is the story of an impotent sex slave thrown away onto the streets and a memory-wiped girl on a journey to understand where and why they came from, and how they can exist in the brutal hellscape they encounter at every turn. Directed by Shôjin Fukui (Rubber’s Lover), 964 Pinocchio is a challenging experience. But those willing to take the journey will find something singular and shockingly prescient. 

It’s a cyberpunk body-horror aggro-tone poem of a film, relentlessly raging against a world ready to objectify and ultimately throw away anyone deemed monetarily useless. Fueled by an unstoppable industrial soundtrack, astonishing cinematography, a seemingly endless onslaught of grunts, screams, and vomit, and horrifyingly committed central performances, 964 Pinocchio  is full of surprising beauty, visceral filth, and anger that never lets up.