"As the dancer holds up her hands, the flower's skin opens up, wet, is it the incarnation of a snake?"
After losing her husband, a traditional puppet artisan has lived a life without love. However, her relationship with her daughter and the arrival of some dangerous acquaintances inevitably spark new curiosities in her mind and body.
Naomi Tani
Michiyo Yoshino
Takako Kitagawa
Takako Yoshino
Hiroshi Chō
Kaijima
Genshū Hanayagi
Fuyuko
Keizo Kanie
Tatsunoe
Shinsho Nakamaru
Hideo Ogata
Mami Yuki
Yoshiko
Tamaki Komiyama
Snack bar customer A
Tadayuki Kitagami
Snack bar customer B
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