A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness , Hish monogatari? is a 1977 Japanese film directed by Seijun Suzuki.
Jasper Sharp of Midnight Eye said, Coming across like a deranged hybrid of Clint Eastwoods Play Misty for Me 1971 and Robert Aldrichs What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? 1962, this sinister social satire of Stepford Wivesesque suburban aspiration set against the glamorous world of big budget sports promotion is impossible to pigeonhole as anything other than a Suzuki film.David Carter of Film Fanaddict described the film as a vastly different film from his previous body of work, but one that retained many of the stylistic touches for which he was known and contained more than a few subtle digs at corporations, fame and the entertainment industry. ........
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