25 Oct 2009
Another of Imamura's remarkable portraits of female strength and awakening. A housewife falls prey to an intruder, and the encounter sets her off on an unexpected path. Anything but straightforward or sentimental, Imamura fractures the narrative to create a challenging character-study.
dir Shohei Imamura, Japan 1964, 145 mins, subtitles, 35mm