A private detective is hired to find a missing man by his wife. While his search is unsuccessful, the detective's own life begins to resemble the man for whom he is searching.
Direction
Teshigahara turns Tokyo into a disorienting maze of glass and neon.
Cinematography
Junichiro Takato's wide lens makes every room feel like a trap.
Acting
Shintaro Katsu's Zatoichi eyes—seeing everything, finding nothing.
Director
Hiroshi Teshigahara
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Teshigahara's '60s trilogy with Abe Kobo, capturing Japan's post-war identity fracture.
Katsu took the role to escape his Zatoichi typecasting; ironically, he's still a blind wanderer here—just spiritually.
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