Inspired by the true story of a Geisha murdered in a city famous for its baths, Adachi forged here his favorite style, a kind of conceptual documentary recounting the incident in monotone. The same event that at the beginning of Violated Angels escaped every principle of causality, is portrayed here as a singular anti-spectacle.

Hounddog
2008
6.5/10

One Million Yen Girl
2008
7.2/10

Tokyo Decadence
1992
6.0/10

Antiporno
2017
6.6/10

All Day and a Night
2020
6.3/10

I Believe in Unicorns
2015
6.7/10

The Girl in the Book
2015
5.8/10

Skin
2009
6.4/10

Ritual
2000
7.7/10

Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl
1998
7.2/10

The Eel
1997
6.9/10

Bastard Out of Carolina
1996
7.1/10

Lucky Them
2013
6.0/10

The Poker House
2008
6.2/10

The Trials of Cate McCall
2013
6.4/10

The Truth About Emanuel
2013
6.0/10

Iron Jawed Angels
2004
6.8/10

Gracie
2007
6.2/10

A Dry White Season
1989
6.7/10

The Good Neighbor
2022
6.7/10
Painful Bliss: Final Twist
1977
5.5/10