Sasaki Hiroshi

Mahjong hell" is a common occurrence for university students. One night, a young man who spends all his time playing mahjong and neglects his studies goes to a phone box to call his parents, only to be attacked by a terrifying ghost. A mixture of horror film and slapstick comedy, this is a cautionary tale for all lazy students. The last act of "Father", who makes a grand entrance in the film, brings tears to the eyes.

Signals like the moon, streetlights like stars. The camera warmly captures the winter night roads, and the director's eye is also that of a director looking at two people who are more than friends but less than lovers. When Sakai chooses what is most important to him without hesitation, i.e. when he accepts the responsibility of loving her, the period in which she "had chosen" to leave him gives the story a deeper depth. A film that uses unrealistic motifs but depicts the birth of happiness in a sufficiently realistic way.