After mainstream success, Shinji Somai (Typhoon Club) returned to his Nikkatsu roots for this mournful Roman Porno scripted by Takashi Ishii (writer of Evil Dead Trap and director of Gonin). After Tetsuro loses his business, the yakuza collect his debt in the most violent, shocking way imaginable. Honorably, he divorces his wife and becomes a taxi driver. Existing bereft of meaning or support, he eventually encounters Nami, a part-time prostitute who has undergone similar tribulations. An existential study of two lonely and tortured souls, Somai’s melancholic roman porno follows the pair as they kindle a newfound friendship amid the chaos of their broken and dispirited lives.

Feature length audio commentary by Jasper Sharp

Shinji Sōmai at the Director’s Company: Video essay by Josh Slater-Williams

Archival interview with actor Minori Terada and assistant director Koji Enokido

Original Trailer

Slipcase with artwork from Gokaiju

‘Directors Company’ edition featuring insert by Jasper Sharp - limited to 2000 copies