Set in the wilderness of Hokkaido, the story of a couple in their 30s and a couple in their 20s is drawn, and the subtle emotions of the two men and women are depicted with intense Eros and delicate images under the theme of marriage exchange.
Cinematography
Hokkaido snowscapes that judge the characters more than any dialogue could.
Direction
Higashi's clinical eye turns softcore into social anthropology.
Director
Yōichi Higashi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Nikkatsu's Roman Porno line, which subsidized art films by requiring 'bedroom scenes' — Higashi used the mandate to explore emotional bankruptcy instead.
The 4.9 rating reflects Western viewers expecting titillation and finding instead a chilly meditation on middle-aged male inadequacy.
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