this might be the most important example of style and enchantment allowing a lack of greater narrative purpose or through lines to not matter too much. you become attached to this blurry concept of someone being put down by the powers that be...

it's not that i don't find anything to relate to—in fact, as much as this is steeped in a malaise specific and characteristic of Japan's history in WWII, there are character blurs that feel relatable, terrifyingly prescient...