Mixed up by desire, love and hatred, a disturbed young man begins tailing and eventually tries to save his neighbor, a housewife who has turned to prostitution despite her comfortable lifestyle.
Acting
Kengo Kora's dead-eyed longing will haunt your dreams.
Cinematography
Tokyo's love hotels and backstreets shot like fever dreams.
Direction
Hiroki makes sleaze feel almost... tender? It's disturbing.
Director
Ryuichi Hiroki
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ryuichi Hiroki shot this in two weeks on digital video, originally intended for straight-to-video release before festival acclaim rescued it.
The title 'M' references both the Fritz Lang masterpiece and the Japanese slang 'emu' for masochist—Minoru's psychology in one letter.
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