
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:
4.4
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