In a Thicket (1996)
Sato's re-imagining of In a Grove, on which Rashomon was based. In this version, instead of a web of lies and agendas, we get a web of desires, perversions like incest, and occult phenomenon like an oracle-demon, hallucinations, and human sacrifice. Once again, the story starts with a detective trying to unravel the story of a man and a woman encountering a bandit-rapist in the woods, but the real story keeps turning out to be unfathomable as layer upon layer of strange motives and events keep turning up.
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Such a frustrating disappointment
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In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.
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This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.
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By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.
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