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Enigma: Nazo

Enigma: Nazo

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Enigma: Nazo

1978

0h 3m

6.3(3 votes)

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Enigma is something of a more glamorous version of White Hole, with a wide variety of elaborate textures (often composed of iconographic and religious symbols) converging towards the centre of the screen.

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Directed by: Toshio Matsumoto

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