A Medical student Hana becomes fixated on weight loss after reuniting with a dramatically transformed friend. Encouraged by her crush, fitness influencer Alanya, to join an intense body transformation program. Hana takes the diet pills her old friend gave her—and they really start to work straight away, but she tests the contents of the pills—only to discover they contain human ashes and she secretly harvests bones from a cadaver. As Hana begins shedding weight, she is haunted by the ghost of the person she's consuming. Terrifying, growing presence with a ravenous hunger that begins to consume her life.
A Japanese-Australian director, screenwriter, and producer. James made her feature film directorial debut with Relic. The film became an unprecedented hit, topping the U.S. box office for three consecutive weeks and making the National Board of Review's Top 10 list. Shee directed and co-wrote Apartment 7A, a prequel to Rosemary's Baby. Saccharine marks her third feature film as director and screenwriter.
From Tokyo International Film Festival 2026, No. 39
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