A harsh young man seduces a freeloading young woman and eventually takes advantage of her knack for hitch-hiking to rob middle-class men.
When Nagisa Oshima (In the Realm of the Senses, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence) was only 28 years old he made a film which must have been a shocking release in Japan's early 60's, dealing with unabashed violence toward women and a grim view on how crime got a firm grip on Japan's society. With stellar cinematography we're fed Oshima's powerful and heavy film which also boasts some truly beautiful colors worthy of Alfred Hitchcock, making the hypnotizingly gorgeous actress Miyki Kuwano (Equinox Flower) almost seem to walk right out of the screen. Not the cheeriest subject matter of them all but an important film in Japan's cinema history considering how it ranks just as high as the all-time greats screenplay-wise.
Genre: Crime/Drama
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