After a random encounter at a bar, two couples collide. Two men, two women, embroiled in a love-and-hate drama that threatens to engulf them. The sexual anxiety between the interwoven couples tautens right up to the nearly unbearable tension of the climax...
Direction
Masumura's claustrophobic framing turns apartments into cages.
Acting
Wakao and Okada weaponize silence against male fragility.
Writing
Dialogue so sharp you'll need stitches.
Director
Yasuzō Masumura
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
JP
