Worlds away from the camp excesses of BLACK LIZARD (1968), Kinji Fukasaku's stylized psychodrama revolves around an enigmatic femme fatale who destroys men, including her middle-aged, millionaire sugar daddy, Sako Kyohei (Eitaro Ozawa), and his wayward son, Wataru (Masakazu Tamura). Sako is a wealthy, unhappy businessman: His wife (Ayako Hosho) was crippled in a car accident 10 years earlier while trying to abscond with her lover, who was killed, and is estranged from one of his two sons, who left home to hang around in rock clubs and consort with bad influences. Sako opens an exclusive men's club in the ornate mansion he inherited from his father and lures singer Ry...
Released:
1969
Rated:
NR
Length:
91 mins