Parasyte: Part 1 (2014)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

The alien invasion begins.

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.

• Released: 2014-11-29
• Genres: Science Fiction, Horror, Action, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 49m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 321 votes

Directed by Takashi Yamazaki.

Top cast

• Shota Sometani as Izumi Shinichi
• Sadao Abe as Migi (voice)
• Eri Fukatsu as Tamiya Ryoko
• Ai Hashimoto as Murano Satomi
• Kazuki Kitamura as Hirokawa Takeshi
• Masahiro Higashide as Shimada Hideo
• Tadanobu Asano as Goto
• Miko Yoki as Izumi Nobuko
• Jun Kunimura as Detective Hirama
• Hirofumi Arai as Uragami

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Parasyte: Part 1

• United States: rent on Fandango At Home; buy on Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: buy on Apple TV Store
• Australia: rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube

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