WARNING. The following movie has:1) 237 minutes in length2) The movie title appearing after one hour of running time3) A drag4) Tosatsu5) Kung-fu6) Sex7) Genital gore8) Ultraviolence9) Lesbians10) A "Virgin Mary"11) Erections12) Kung Fu ass-kicking female teens13) Psychotic menopausal female maniacs14) Pornographic furniture15) A Joshuu 701-gô: Sasori (1972) tribute with a pinky film spoof character called "Miss Scorpion"16) Love17) Romance18) "Exposure"19) Lust20) Betrayal21) Child abuse22) Perversions23) A dead bird24) A living bird25) Panties26) Catholicism27) Religious idolatry28) Religious blasphemy29) Jesus worship30) Kurt Cobain worship31) A car chase32) Implied pedophilia33) A porn industry34) Ravel's Boléro35) A demented and disturbing climax36) An emotionally pulse-pounding and extremely moving ending37) Corinthians XIII recited in an impossibly flawlessly and perfectly timed, dramatic way by the sea in a single shot while Beethoven's 7th Symphony in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto plays in the background38) In one word: JapanThis is a candidate for one of the best celluloid drama epics ever made since movies were created.98/100














