One of the most complex and important works by director Shohei Imamura begins as an investigation into the disappearance of Tadashi, a handsome businessman who has suddenly vanished. Amongst others, Imamura interviews the man's fiancee, Yoshie, who is desperately searching for him, and he becomes increasingly involved in her life. Radical in scope, technique, and aesthetic, the film culminates in a stunning scene that explodes any stable sense of fiction and reality.