A doctor falls for his patient, but this ain't Grey's Anatomy — it's 1970s Japanese psychological warfare.
A young doctor starts working at a mental hospital in the Yokohama region and falls in love with one of the patients there.
Cinematography
Bleak Yokohama winter that mirrors emotional barrenness.
Acting
Junko Igarashi's fragile, unpredictable patient performance.
Direction
Saitō's restraint makes everything feel worse.
Director
Kōichi Saitō
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of 1970s Japanese 'mental institution' subgenre questioning post-war social conformity.
Director Saitō was primarily a cinematographer; this was his second feature, shot in actual Yokohama asylum.
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