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Undo (1994)

Undo poster
Directed by
Shunji Iwai
Genre
drama, romance
Country
Japan
Runtime
47 min
Rated
15
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 32 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young wife finishes her dental treatment and looks forward to time with her husband, but he becomes busy with work. Bored and lonely, she starts knitting and discovers an urge to bind things, leading her to wrap her own hands. The urge grows into a compulsion, and she asks her husband to tie her up.

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What happens

『undo』(アンドゥー)は、1994年に公開された岩井俊二監督の映画作品である。 1995年、第45回ベルリン国際映画祭NETPAC賞(最優秀アジア映画賞)受賞作品、第44回メルボルン国際映画祭招待上映作品。 マンションに暮らす一組の夫婦。妻・萌実(山口智子)の歯列矯正の治療が終わり、やっと二人の時間ができたと思った矢先、夫・由起夫(豊川悦司)の仕事が忙しくなる。萌実は退屈な一人の時間を埋めるために編み物を始めるが、自分の手を毛糸で縛っていることに気が付く。それをきっかけにあらゆるものを縛りたいという欲求にとらわれる萌実。心配した由紀夫は萌実を連れてカウンセラーに診てもらったところ「強迫性緊縛症候群」と診断された。次第に萌実の症状が悪化していき、やがて「私を縛ってよ」と言いはじめる。由紀夫は萌実の言うとおりに縛っていくが・・・ (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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