A struggling model and a troubled divorcee face loneliness and desperation in Tokyo.
Acting
Eihi Shiina before Audition — fragile, furious, unforgettable.
Cinematography
Tokyo as suffocating labyrinth of neon and concrete.
Direction
Yukisada's debut simmers with restrained desperation.
Director
Isao Yukisada
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Eihi Shiina filmed this the same year as Audition — watch them back-to-back for the most whiplash-inducing double feature of her career.
Released during Japan's 'Lost Decade,' the film captures the collapse of the bubble economy's promise for young women specifically — the 'office lady' dream curdled into survival sex work and precarious housing.
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