“A creeping, cerebral nightmare.” - Variety
“Kurowasa’s most unnerving psychological thriller.” - The New York Times
Tuesday, November 4, 6:00 p.m. | Detective Takabe grows increasingly exasperated and alienated from reality as he investigates a series of gruesome murders, each with a different, clearly guilty perpetrator who has no memory of committing the crime. Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s masterful psychological horror is not only a striking contribution to the genre, but also a philosophical and existential exploration of the human psyche, memory, will, subjectivity, identity, and selfhood.
Awards & Nominations
Winner - Best Film & Best Director, Yokohama Film Festival
Winner - Best Film, Japanese Professional Movie Awards
Winner - Best Actor Award, Tokyo International Film Festival
Interiority on Screen Lecture Series | Fall 2025
This series focuses on cinematic works that depict the subjectivities and mental states of their characters in unconventional, intimate, and poetic manners. Tuesday film screenings will be accompanied by lectures, where these films will be discussed not only from the standpoint of critical spectatorship but also from a filmmaker’s point of view. Select titles offered with Sunday encores. Tickets for Sunday encores are regular price and do not include the lecture. Presented in collaboration with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Art History, Theory, and Criticism department. Lecturer: Anahita Ghazvinizadeh, Assistant Professor of Film, Video, New Media, and Animation.
The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu