A few thoughts: A bizarre and ultimately pointless look through the eyes of the mentally deranged, this early Japanese horror film suffers from a total lack of narrative focus while offering up surreal imagery. I can sometimes really enjoy films like this, that put little effort into the story, but in this case I feel it would have served them well to do more with the film than just flash distorted images of people dancing. I didn't get it. I didn't get the point at all. While there were a few creepy images, it never made me feel totally uncomfortable, and at roughly an hour without any text cards, I felt like I needed a break. A movie that short should not require a break. Still, even though I didn't get hardly anything out of this, I found myself intrigued and impressed by the speed of the editing, and the experimental nature of the cinematography and presentation. Pointless as it may be, this is still a very unique experience that I'm not likely to forget anytime soon. I didn't like it much, but it has flashes of genius to it.
I'm not totally sure. People who don't mind meandering, narratively loose films with weird imagery and not much else.
My grade: D
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