Opapatika

A narrator explains that according to Buddhist belief the evolution of birth can be divided into three forms:

• Sangsethaca: To be born amongst rot and decay, as a worm or maggot.
• Anthaca: To be born from an egg, in the various forms of birds.
• Chalaphucha: To be conceived in the womb as a human or other mammal.

Then there is a fourth form, Opapatika, which goes against Buddhist beliefs because it involves suicide: a class of supernatural beings who are born out of suicide. However, the powers that they gain also have a negative effect.

The narrator, it is revealed, is Thuwachit (Pongpat Wachirabanjong), the loyal mortal henchman for the elderly Sadok (Nirut Sirijanya), an Opapatika who is quickly decaying and needs to feast on the flesh of other Opapatikas in order to sustain himself. He sends Thuwachit out to capture others.

Four Opapatikas remain:

• Paisol (Chakrit Yaemnam), a ruthless assassin who must bear all the scars and wounds of his victims.
• Jiras (Somchai Khemklad), an immortal Opapatika, and the most powerful of them all. He considers his immortality a curse.
• Aruth (Ray MacDonald), an invincible fighter by night, but weak in the daylight.
• Ramil (Athip Nana), an adrenaline-fueled daredevil who can project a monstrous, ghostly creature to do his bidding.

Investigating the Opapatikas is a private detective, Techit (Leo Putt), whom Sadok transforms into an Opapatika. Techit has the psychic powers of a mind reader, but his power costs him the use of his five senses.

Techit is teamed up with Thuwachit, who leads a vast paramilitary army against the four Opapatika. The four immortals are also mysteriously drawn to a woman, Pran (Khemupsorn Sirisukha).

Production stills from Opapatika first surfaced in 2005, and the film spent much time in post-production.[5]

The title is derived from the Pali wording for the Tripitaka, the Buddhist scripture.[3]

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