Masters of Horror: Imprint

"Imprint" is the name of an unaired episode of the horror anthology series Masters of Horror. It was originally scheduled to air on January 27th, 2006, but the producers of Showtime felt that the content of the episode was too explicitly graphic and it was pulled. In it's place, Showtime aired the Clive Barker inspired episode "Haekel's Tale". The episode was directed by Japanese horror director Takashi Miike and written by Daisuke Tengan based on the novel Bokkê, kyôtê by Shimako Iwai.

Notes & Trivia

 * This unaired episode of Masters of Horror was released direct-to-video on September 26th, 2006.


 * Eventually aired on Bravo in the UK on April 7th, 2006.


 * The cover to the DVD boasts the tagline "Banned from cable broadcast".


 * The episode has been made available on instant streaming video by Hulu and Netflix.


 * This episode was filmed in Tochigi, Saitama and Tokyo, Japan.


 * Takashi Miike is best known for directing the 2001 Japanese psycho-thriller, Ichi the Killer.