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Review
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Harrowing, disturbing, and shocking. At the behest of his
grown (and sexually active) son, a middle-aged widower
decides to seek a new wife by holding a fake audition for a
movie that probably won't even be made. He settles on the
beautiful Asami, and falls in love with her-- and she,
apparently, with him. But Asami is not the innocent she
appears to be. It is difficult to sort out what is meant,
in this film, to be dream or illusion and what is "real",
but she clearly exacts a vicious revenge on Aoyama, not
necessarily for the particular deceit involved in their
relationship, as for the deceits practised by all men on all
women.
Is it over the top? Gratuitous? I was undecided. Without
a doubt, one of the most shocking conclusions of any film I
have ever seen.
Well acted and interestingly filmed, but the lighting on
this VHS copy was harsh and sometimes garish.
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