by Robert Firsching
synopsis
Fashion model Yoshiko Yatsu and Tamio Kawaji star in this grim drama about a pair of alienated teenagers falling into a life of crime and sadomasochistic games. Director Seijun Suzuki's film is similar to A Bout de Souffle in style, but takes its dissolute characters the traditional one step further into debauchery, typical of Asian entries in the New Wave cycle.

