The story is about a pair of cheating servants and masters,
immersed in the lust and flesh of both parties, unable
to extricate themselves.
Out of strong love and possessiveness towards his lover,
he strangled him while he was asleep.
and cut off his penis.
This is a movie based on true events.
When the female protagonist was arrested, she was
still wandering the streets with the male protagonist's penis in her left hand,
without any regrets.
And the director of this shocking work
is Nagisa Oshima, the leader of Japanese New Wave movies.
He has always been obsessed with using sex to narrate.
What I want to talk about today is another of his Sino-French co-productions, which
is also a work that subverts the three views.
And it's a story based on true events.
It tells the story of a Japanese version of "Wu Dalang, Pan Jinlian and Ximen Qing", who
was finally killed by a ghost.
It can be called "The Undead of Love" in the companion volume of "Sensual World".
The opening chapter of the film introduces the heroine's family.
Her husband, Yi Saburo, is a coachman and
a simple and honest countryman.
His wife, Ashi, is a hard-working, docile wife and mother,
and they live a simple life with their children.
Although a little tight but still sweet. Wouldn't it be boring if the
story went on like this . Therefore, Fengji, a prostitute in the village, appeared, and often came to Yi Saburo's house to show hospitality to Ashi. Sometimes, Ashi still looks forward to Fengji's appearance.
It is also true that
young men are
naturally more durable than middle-aged and old men.
A Shi, who was a "living widow", couldn't stand the emptiness of the night, and
faced the temptation of Fengji's sturdy carcass.
Finally, the lust in his body burst out,
and he lingered with Fengji all night.
After enjoying the joy of fish and water,
Fengji and Ashi often took advantage of Yi Saburo's absence, and
started from the floor, performing multiple poses and taking turns.
Even played a game of shaving.
The idle Fengji often goes to Ashi's house when Yi Saburo goes out to work, and the
more frequent times, will naturally arouse the suspicion of the villagers.
The charming young woman and the strong young man
always secretly meet.
As soon as the qi and blood came up, the two also felt that it was not a problem to continue like this,
after all, there were always many things to avoid.
So, the two moved to kill.
One blizzard night,
Ashi got Yi Saburo drunk and killed him.
Together, the two threw Yi Saburo's body into the dry well.
This is really a real Pan Jinlian and Ximen Qing,
who are willing to kill people in order to meet their physical needs.
Until the fall of the following year,
no one in the village noticed anything unusual.
And Fengji, out of guilt,
poured fallen leaves into the dry well every day.
Three years later,
the villagers talked about the appearance of Yi Saburo's ghost.
There are always people walking at night when they
hear shrill screams
and misty, pale figures.
Ashi is always harassed by ghosts,
Although Yi Saburo's ghost didn't hurt Ashi,
Ashi couldn't bear the pressure and fear in his heart.
At this time,
people in the village began to discuss the cause of Yi Saburo's death,
and pointed the finger at Ashi and Fengji.
In order to quell the rumors, Fengji
's murderous nature was exposed again,
and he killed another person.
However,
Yi Saburo's ghost still did not disappear.
With a glimmer of hope, the two
entered the dry well,
hoping to transfer Yi Saburo's remains.
Unexpectedly, deep in the mud, the
ghost stood at the mouth of the well, and
sprinkled leaves like paper money on them with expressionless eyes.
The next day, the
two were caught by the police,
stripped naked, and hung from a tree to be tortured.
Both confessed to their crimes
and absolved the other.
At the end of the film,
Yi Saburo's ghost reappeared,
Fengji lowered his head, and
Ashi made a shocking and tragic cry.
Apparently,
many people paid attention to this movie
because of the theme of "ghost stories of adulterers, prostitutes, and sexual abuse".
That would be too superficial.
But how could Nagisa Oshima, a movie giant,
simply be grandstanding?
Nagisa Oshima is always looking for a bizarre perspective on human nature through wet sex.
And the observation of sexual instinct has
become the bright bloom of his unique artistic thought.
His artistic thought
is also a cry to the world,
The deepest thoughts on human nature.
Many classics,
although dressed in erotic clothes,
are worth pondering.
If you only see its "eroticism" and "playing abuse",
it's a pity that 90% of the movie's highlights have been ignored by you.
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