| The film is set
in 1923 in a cheap Tokyo boarding house. A bored tenant, Goda, roams
through the attic, observing the weird lives of his fellow lodgers
through holes in the ceiling. One day he sees a mysterious woman
murder her lover. He decides that at last he has found his soul
mate. But, to be worthy of her, he too must perform a meaningless
act of violence.
Based on stories
by the Japanese master of horror, Edogawa Rampo, the film features
some of the most bizarre sex scenes ever, including the story of
a man who hides inside a special chair, so that a naked woman can
sit on him.
This is the first
ever US release of a recognized classic of world horror cinema.
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