Miyuki Goto (Ko Shibasaki) stars in a play on a revolving stage. Her lesser known co-star is her boyfriend (Ebizô Ichikawa). The play is about a samurai who murders his non-approving prospective father-in-law to marry his daughter. They have a child. He is unemployed and is offered work by a rich man on the condition he marries his 16 year old daughter. This has issues, but the rich man assures him things will work out honorably.
As life imitates art, Miyuki has trouble separating her real life from the play. The first hour of the film is psychological drama, establishing the scene for the weird stuff in the final half hour or so, including an intense shower scene that made me cringe.
There is a gold fish that appears in a tank always at the edge seemingly wanting to get out. I think it is symbolic of Miyuki's issue with life or else the director's little girl wanted her goldfish in the film.
Guide: No swearing. Brief sex. Brief rape. No nudity or swearing. Blood and an unrealistic dismemberment scene. English subtitles
As life imitates art, Miyuki has trouble separating her real life from the play. The first hour of the film is psychological drama, establishing the scene for the weird stuff in the final half hour or so, including an intense shower scene that made me cringe.
There is a gold fish that appears in a tank always at the edge seemingly wanting to get out. I think it is symbolic of Miyuki's issue with life or else the director's little girl wanted her goldfish in the film.
Guide: No swearing. Brief sex. Brief rape. No nudity or swearing. Blood and an unrealistic dismemberment scene. English subtitles