Synopsis
Takashi Miike's most internationally famous film disguises itself as a tender courtship drama for over an hour before unleashing one of the most genuinely traumatic third acts in cinema. It is also, surprisingly, a film about loneliness and the violence of looking for someone to love.
Did You Know?
- Walkouts at the Rotterdam Film Festival reportedly numbered in the hundreds.
- Miike has directed over 100 films but is still best known for this one.
- The novel had been turned down by every major Japanese director.
- The famous wire scene was shot in one take.
- Eli Roth and Quentin Tarantino are public champions of the film.
Iconic Quotes
- "Kiri kiri kiri kiri kiri."
- "Words make lies. Pain you can trust."
- "I love you."
- "Marriage is a strange thing."
- "Forget everything I said."
