

He lived. She didn't. Now what? A 1973 Japanese gut-punch about surviving your own survival.
Cinematography
Saitō frames Tokyo as beautiful coffin
Acting
Kondo's hollow-eyed numbness never breaks

Director
Kōichi Saitō
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of 1970s Japanese 'cinema of suicide' wave, reflecting post-war generational despair and economic anxiety.
Based on manga by Hideko Mizuno, rare female creator in shōjo's darker turn; Saitō was primarily known for yakuza films before this left-field character study.