A girl finds an old handgun in her attic and the symbolic object conjures a mystical scene of samurai (a stellar cast of actors joined by the 20-person Edo punk band Seppuku Pistols, who also provide the soundtrack) gathering within the moss-grown location of Kasosan Shrine in Tochigi Prefecture.
Score
Seppuku Pistols' brutal live performance as narrative engine
Cinematography
Kasosan Shrine's mossy decay as character
Direction
Toyoda's anti-narrative possession ritual
Director
Toshiaki Toyoda
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Toyoda filmed this during production delays on his feature 'The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan,' using the same cast and location on a whim.
Seppuku Pistols blend traditional Japanese instruments with punk aggression — their name alone commits to the film's thesis about beautiful self-destruction.
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