Yahagi Michiko is accosted and raped walking home one evening. From there she maneuvers the logistics of the police, hospital, and criminal justice system while balancing her home life including romantic relationships.
Acting
Yuko Tanaka's restrained devastation — never performative.
Direction
Higashi's cold procedural gaze refuses spectacle.
Writing
Dialogue as weapon — every question an assault.
Director
Yōichi Higashi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Japan's 1980s rape law reform debates; directly influenced 1987 evidence rule changes requiring victim testimony.
JP
