This is a fine piece of Japanese filmmaking and I recommend it to everyone. It is filled with haunting moments and told in a pace modern filmmakers seldom use. I especially like the part during which one of the heroes has an affair with a beautiful noble lady who turns out to be not quite what we expect. Upon discovering this he decides to return to his wife and son. As he returns to his home at first it seems deserted but the camera pans around the room and now we see his wife sitting by the fireplace. A brilliant technical move making the scene a truly melancholic moment. The hero goes to sleep satisfied that everything is as it´s supposed to be, but awakens to a surprise.