π Overview:
Loosely based on a 1926 short story by Jun'ichirΕ Tanizaki, the film opens as an artist and a young woman are in a dentist's waiting room. Though he is attracted to the woman, he says nothing to her. They are later in the same examining room. When he is given an anesthetic, he begins to imagine a series of scenes in which the woman undergoes various forms of sexual abuse, including rape and torture. When the artist recovers from the anesthetic, he finds clues showing that he may not have been hallucinating.
π Languages Available:
Japanese
π Date Released:
1981-09-12
β Running Time:
110 mins
β Vote Average:
3.9
Beloved Cast
Woman
KyΕko Aizome
Dentist
Kei SatΕ
Junkichi Kurahashi
Takemi Katsushika
Nurse
Saeda Kawaguchi
Vagrant
Sengoro Shigeyama
Guard
Taiji Tonoyama
Chieda Kawaguchi
Nurse
Yuri Yau