The men who surround and torment the young protagonist (demanding teacher, owner of the company that rapes his own daughter, despotic and uncompromising father) are opposed to women (victims of men) as embodiment of salvation.
Direction
Shindō's suffocating framing traps you in Ryoko's nightmare.
Acting
Nobuko Otowa's wordless suffering is genuinely harrowing.
Sound
The absence of score amplifies every breath and creak.
Director
Kaneto Shindō
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