Beware of the parasite! Director & special effects whiz Yamazaki Takashi brings Iwaki Hitoshis terrifying saga of alien invasion to life with the two-part thriller Parasyte. A story that can be best described as Invasion of the Body Snatchers meets awkward coming-of-age comedy, Parasyte follows the adventures of a high school student whose right arm is taken over by a small alien parasite.
Parasyte Part 1
One night, a race of parasites begins invading the human world, crawling into human bodies & taking over their brains. Those who are possessed transform into terrifying hybrids who devour other humans for food. Thanks to a pair of headphones, high school student Shinichi (Sometani Shota) stops a parasite from getting into his head. However, the parasite nests itself in Shinichis right arm & begins acting as an independent being (voiced by Abe Sadao). As the two begin developing an odd bond, a parasite in a science teachers body (Fukatsu Eri) grows curious about how the minds of a parasite & its human host can co-exist in one body.
Parasyte Part 2
Following the bloody events of the first film, Shinichi has been acting as an increasingly unfeeling lone vigilante & taking out parasites with the help of Migi, the parasite nested in his right arm. His actions have attracted the notice of both the parasite leadership & the police task force investigating the mysterious epidemic of deaths. To save humanity from the increasingly organized & aggressive parasites, Shinichi must confront the most dangerous parasite of them all (played by Asano Tadanobu).