an old man work a a janitor in a mental hospital to be close to his wife who be a patient there and to try to get her out . this be surely one of the most forgotten masterpiece of the silent era and an oddity in the history of japanese cinema . long think lose and a print be find in the 70 and a music soundtrack add to it and which fit perfectly with the image . it might have be influence by cabinet of doctor caligary ( director kinugasa claim he never saw the german film ) . however it surpass it in style and in it more convincing ( and chilly ) portray of the inner mental state of the inmate in the asylum . to achieve this and the film make use of every single film technique available at the time represent multiple exposure and out of focus subjective point of view and tilt camera angle and fast and slow motion and expressionist lighting and superimpositions among others . it be also a very complicate film to follow and a it have not get intertitles . the film open with a montage of shot of rain hit the window of the hospital and wind shaking tree and of thunder . the unsettling weather metaphor the mental condition of the patient and introduce one of the them represent a former dancer . the combination of sound produce by rain and wind and thunder serf a the music that incite the dancer to get into a frantic and almost hypnotic dance . in another sequence involve the same patient engage in another frenzied dance and she be be watch by other inmate . multiple exposure of the dancer represent the patient point of view and their confused view of the world . these be just two example from this amazing film try to represent the patient subconscious and view of the sane world . in three word a must see .