Release Date

February, 7th, 2004

Running Time

119 min

Genre

Feature

Color

Color

Screening Format

35mm

Screen Size

-

Sound Processing

-

[ Directed by ]

• SHINDO Kaneto

[ Produced by ]

• SHINDO Jiro

[ Cast ]

• OTAKE Shinobu ── Yumike
• ITO Ayumi ── Emiko

[ Staff ]

• SHINDO Kaneto ── Screenplay
• HAYASHI Hikaru ── Music
• MIYAKE Yoshiyuki ── Cinematography

[ Production Company ]

KINDAI EIGA KYOKAI

[ Story ]

At the grand old age of 92, master filmmaker Shindo Kaneto (The Island, Onibaba) presents his 36th film.
In a desolate, pioneer village in postwar northern Japan, a 37-year-old mother, Yumie (Otake Shinobu), and her 17-year-old daughter, Emiko (Ito Ayumi), live a solitary existence. Cultivation of these barren lands has proven to be an arduous task, and one by one the villagers have deserted their home in search of more accommodating surrounds, leaving only the two behind. One day, they begin to play host to a stream of visitors, including electricians, plumbers, and policemen, who come to visit the village upon the construction of a dam in the neighboring mountains. However, without exception, the men mysteriously vanish without trace; in fact, they have been murdered by the deceptively congenial Yumie and Emiko, who eventually pull off their own disappearing act. A year later, nine bodies are found buried in the village, but local officials decide to let the murders remain unsolved.

[ Contact (International) ]

KINDAI EIGA KYOKAI CO., LTD.
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