A teacher's perfect life unravels when his parents' killer becomes his substitute father figure.
Jiro becomes a happy instructor but a shocking suspicion was raised by Owada who took the place of his parents.
Acting
Show Aikawa's smile that doesn't reach his eyes.
Direction
Takahashi's refusal to let you look away from domestic horror.
Director
Banmei Takahashi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Takahashi was a pink film veteran who brought exploitation's unflinching gaze to respectability cinema. This sits in his 'respectable' period alongside Tattoo Ari.
The title's Japanese wordplay: 'hikkoshi' means moving house, but also spiritual transference — Jiro's identity literally relocates into Owada's possession.
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