An
entomologist is captured by villagers and forced into a deep pit near
the sand dunes. At the bottom of the shaft lives a woman who takes care
of the man's need, satisfying him with food, shelter and sex. The scientist
is forced to live in the pit forever and the woman becomes his entire
world.
The
film, based on a book by Kobo Abe, became a huge hit in the U.S.A. during
the late sixties. America's disenchanted youths saw it as a counter-culture
allegory, citing it as a parable of 20th Century meaningless and a condemnation
of sociological/governmental control.
A Japanese
film; original scope print, restored from the original negative, fully uncut
(147 min.) version in DVD, encoded for ALL REGIONS, playable on any
American DVD machine; in Japanese language with English subtitles.
Original trailer as an extra.
Violence/Nudity/Adult
Material/Rape:
Viewer
discretion is advised.
