A surreal, adult-animated film by Masaaki Yuasa released the same year. It features yakuza, psychedelic trips to "heaven," and a similarly intense visual energy, often appearing in search results alongside "Maguma" due to the shared "2004 Japan" tags.
Maguma no Gotoku (マグマのごとく, literally "Like Magma") is a 2004 Japanese film directed by . Classified as a "Pinku Eiga" or "retro pink" film, it was released in Japan on October 15, 2004 . Plot Summary Maguma No Gotoku -2004- -Japan- -18 -
In 2004, the world was watching The Grudge (US remake) and Shutter (Thailand). Japan itself was producing Ju-On: The Grudge 2 and Three... Extremes . A surreal, adult-animated film by Masaaki Yuasa released
, the film is a 68-minute drama often categorized within the pinku eiga Classified as a "Pinku Eiga" or "retro pink"
: The wife, who works at the front desk collecting money. She is depicted as calm and detached as she watches the nude male customers.
Shiota constantly frames Aoi watching herself in mirrors or Tatsuya watching her sleep. This suggests a fractured identity — she begins to see herself only through his eyes, losing her own.