Disturbing and complex


I found this film disturbing and very complex. It starts very slowly with the main subject, the bored and naive housewife needs to get back in contact with her own sexuality; the boring and predictable husband; and a few other strange characters she finds along the road. Some scenes are too long, but the story runs smoothly to my taste. Be careful if you decide to watch it. It might not be what you expect.

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disturbing? sure, to some i guess.
complex? not at all.

those words better describe some of sono's other films, such as suicide circle (also called "suicide club") or noriko's dinner table. even cold fish was better than this.

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I agree. I loved it, if that's the right thing to say about a film covering such material as this does. It touched me emotionally, and I can't give higher praise than that.

The actress playing Mitsuko is brilliant in this.

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