Parasyte: Part 2
A high school student and his alien body-part companion wage a violent battle against flesh-eating parasites threatening humanity.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- visceral
- tense
- melancholic
- monster movie night
- japanese cinema marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the sequel underwhelming and overextended, though they noted scattered invention and a thoughtful ecological view of shared survival.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Izumi Shinichi and Migi must cooperate despite their radically different biological interests and forms of consciousness.
The parasites and humans are framed as competing living products of the same indifferent universe, complicating the idea of human exceptionalism.
The continuing parasite attack expands from Shinichi's personal bond with Migi into a broader struggle over human survival.
Human-mimicking flesh-eating parasites reveal alien anatomy through visceral bodily transformations and attacks.
Films like Parasyte: Part 2, and why
The Host
shared science fiction horror premise, human-alien coexistence, and action-driven survival conflict
The Faculty
shared body invasion horror, identity anxiety, and tense human-versus-parasite action
Gantz: O
shared japanese science fiction horror, grotesque transformation imagery, and ethical questions about humanity
Ajin: Demi-Human
shared manga adaptation framework, heightened action, and adolescent protagonists confronting monstrous threats
Movie Details
- Director
- Takashi Yamazaki
- Release Date
- 2015-04-25
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (218)
Cast
- Shota Sometani
- Ai Hashimoto
- Sadao Abe
- Eri Fukatsu
- Masahiro Higashide
- Nao Omori
- Pierre Taki
- Hirofumi Arai
- Kazuki Kitamura
- Tadanobu Asano
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Parasyte: Part 2 about?
- A high school student and his alien body-part companion wage a violent battle against flesh-eating parasites threatening humanity.
- What is Parasyte: Part 2 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Parasyte: Part 2 as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Parasyte: Part 2 violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Parasyte: Part 2 as graphic.
- What did critics think of Parasyte: Part 2?
- Critics broadly found the sequel underwhelming and overextended, though they noted scattered invention and a thoughtful ecological view of shared survival.
- Which films are like Parasyte: Part 2?
- Films with a similar feel include The Host, The Faculty, Gantz: O, and Ajin: Demi-Human.
- How long is Parasyte: Part 2?
- Parasyte: Part 2 runs 117 minutes.
- Where can I watch Parasyte: Part 2?
- In United States, Parasyte: Part 2 is available to rent or buy from Fandango At Home.
