Donald Richie of the Japan Times felt that halfway through the film, when R's sister appears, the film's statement is "clear, direct, double-edged, and brilliantly delivered", but afterward it "unravels, getting more and more woolly-headed while the words come thicker and longer and faster". However, he still felt that at the end, the film raised important questions.
Donald Richie of the Japan Times believed that halfway through the movie, when R's sister appears, the film makes a clear, direct, double-edged statement, but afterward it becomes more confusing and convoluted as the dialogue becomes longer and faster. However, he still felt that the film raises important questions at the end.