This is Japanese 'filmu pinku', millennium style. It's strong, it's powerful, and it's very, very artsy.

It's a very erotic movie, but with a rock-solid storyline and plot, helped by majorly convincing performances from almost all actors; and never before have I seen an actress as powerfully convincing in a major and serious acting role as she is in the astonishing nude scenes. She is incredible in both.

By principle I would never mark any movie as 'perfect', but out of 5, this one ought to be 4.99.