Director: Nagisa ÃshimaWriter: Kôji Wakamatsu, Nagisa ÃshimaStars: Tatsuya Fuji, Eiko Matsuda, Aoi NakajimaSummary: Based on a true story set in pre-war Japan, a man and one of his servants begin a torrid affair. Their desire becomes a sexual obsession so strong that to intensify their ardor, they forsake all, even life itself. —Allen Brown <browna@ohsu.edu>