Japanese Noir at its best

Who are those guys? What do they want? Where will it end? How did this happen? These are only some of the questions explored in Ohkawa's taut thriller. For Japanese audiences, the film examined many facets of their lifestyle and social structure. While the cultural subtleties (such as the significance of Taki always wearing his father's expensive designer ties)may not translate to all audiences, the plight of an ordinary (but not innocent) man caught in a maelstrom of circumstances, drowning in terror, is quite compelling in Ohkawa's grand tale of suspense.