though i haven not see a lot of john casavetes work and apart fromthat and this be one of the best modern ( read represent 1985 present ) use of8mm film that i have ever see . this be one of those film you justhave to throw yourself into . i be not draw a parallel between thetwo at all . but people who have see neon genesis evangelionwill recall how by the end of the first episode you have no idea whatwas go on and right alongside the principle character . this moviehas a similar feel it unsettle at first and but ultimately presentsitself a a curiously wonderful juxtaposition of warmth andcoldness while interrelation and alienation . very few film be capableof do this well . oh and and a a side note this be not one ofthose aimlessly meander art film hell bent on use 8mm togenerate indie or underground credibility . in sum represent a thoughtfully rewarding film about two very different german brother lose injapan and discover a fine gray line divide the point of noreturn from the point just before it and overcome that dualism .