A man wanders into a seemingly deserted town with his young son in search of work. But after a bit of bad luck, he joins the town's population of lost souls.
Directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara
lie
surreal
miner
rural area
mining town
ghost
labor union
ghost town
shopkeeper
japanese new wave
miners strike
father son relationship
IMDB
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Cast
Hisashi Igawa
Otsuka
Sumie Sasaki
Shopkeeper
Sen Yano
Toyama
Hideo Kanze
Policeman
Kunie Tanaka
Man in White Suit
Kei Satō
Reporter
Crew
Hiroshi Teshigahara
Director
Kōbō Abe
Screenplay
Toshi Ichiyanagi
Original Music Composer
Toru Takemitsu
Original Music Composer
Kōbō Abe
Story
Kiyoshi Awazu
Production Design
Popular Reviews
42 reviews
Nezevrom
8.0★ · 04/29/26
Je ne suis pas un chien errant. Je ne pars pas si je n'ai nulle part où aller.
Très bonne surprise et très bonne découverte. Quand je l'ai commancé, j'avais peur qu'il soit trop avant guardiste ou extravagant à mon goût, surtout avec les sons distordu très présents au début mais au final, l'histoire est très prenante et c'est un très bon thriller.
Je vais essayer de me faire la trilogie (qui n'a pas de nom 😔) de Teshigahara dans la journée
Je ne suis pas un chien errant. Je ne pars pas si je n'ai nulle part où aller.
Très bonne surprise et très bonne découverte. Quand je l'ai commancé, j'avais peur qu'il soit trop avant guardiste ou extravagant à mon goût, surtout avec les sons distordu très présents au début mais au final, l'histoire est très prenante et c'est un très bon thriller.
Je vais essayer de me faire la trilogie (qui n'a pas de nom 😔) de Teshigahara dans la journée
Zétény Tóth
7.0★ · 04/12/26
#80For a first feature it's surprisingly mature. Reminded me of Spirited Away at some point.But ultimately it feels more style over substance while also underutilizing the stylistic choices and shoehorning in way too much "substance"Yet it doesn't ruin the experience. Hiroshi Teshigahara feels decades ahead of his time and his movies keep fascinating me to no end.
#80For a first feature it's surprisingly mature. Reminded me of Spirited Away at some point.But ultimately it feels more style over substance while also underutilizing the stylistic choices and shoehorning in way too much "substance"Yet it doesn't ruin the experience. Hiroshi Teshigahara feels decades ahead of his time and his movies keep fascinating me to no end.
sewn
8.0★ · 01/29/26
loved the ghost concept!
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loved the ghost concept!
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Nick Foster
10.0★ · 01/06/26
Japanuary 2026 - Movie #3
Sarah got me the Teshigahara three movie box set for Christmas (best gift ever!!!)
To anyone who claims that Teshigahara doesn’t make political movies STOP JUST WATCHING WOMAN IN THE DUNES AND LOOK AT THIS FUCKING MOVIE!!!
The themes and visual storytelling are so unbelievably on point for a first feature. It looks so good and has so much to say about the nature of the working class. I love it so much man
Japanuary 2026 - Movie #3
Sarah got me the Teshigahara three movie box set for Christmas (best gift ever!!!)
To anyone who claims that Teshigahara doesn’t make political movies STOP JUST WATCHING WOMAN IN THE DUNES AND LOOK AT THIS FUCKING MOVIE!!!
The themes and visual storytelling are so unbelievably on point for a first feature. It looks so good and has so much to say about the nature of the working class. I love it so much man
