A man wanders into a seemingly deserted town with his young son in search of work. But after a bit of bad luck, he joins the town's population of lost souls.
Direction
Teshigahara's precise, hypnotic visual language.
Cinematography
Harsh landscapes that swallow men whole.
Production
The town itself: a character of dust and regret.
Director
Hiroshi Teshigahara
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Teshigahara's debut feature, kicking off his trilogy of existential collaborations with novelist Kōbō Abe.
Reflects 1960s Japan's uneasy relationship with labor movements and the cost of postwar 'economic miracle' prosperity.
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