Closed Vagina (1963) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1963 · 56 mins · Japanese

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Directed by

Masao Adachi

Starring

Hiroshi Takeda, Kyôko Kimura

Adachi’s follow‑up to Bowl depicts a woman with an abnormal sexual condition, which many view as a controversial allegory for the leftist student movement’s stalemate after massive protests failed to overturn the Japan‑US Security Treaty. The ritualistic solemnity of the charged sexual scenes creates a dreamlike atmosphere; Adachi later stressed the work is open‑ended and not meant to deliver a specific political message.