Moemi is not overly pleased when Yukio brings home a couple of turtles to keep her company. Although Yukio works at home as a writer, Moemi feels neglected and desired a dog or a cat, but neither is allowed in their apartment. He drills a hole in the front of one turtle's shell so that it can be taken for walks on a leash, but Moemi spares the second from the same fate by proclaiming it "The House Turtle." Their lives seem reasonably happy until she has her braces removed, and Yukio finds kissing her less satisfying. She soon starts tying up everything in her sight with knotted twine, starting with the turtles. A psychiatrist diagnoses "Obsessive Knot-Binding Syndrome" due to deficiencies in her relationship with Yukio... Edit Translation
- English
- magyar / magyar nyelv
- dansk
- Norsk
- Native Title: アンドゥー
- Also Known As: anduu
- Screenwriter & Director: Iwai Shunji
- Genres: Psychological, Romance, Drama
Cast & Credits
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![Toyokawa Etsushi in Undo Japanese Movie]( "Toyokawa Etsushi in Undo Japanese Movie")
Toyokawa EtsushiYukioMain Role -
![Yamaguchi Tomoko in Undo Japanese Movie]( "Yamaguchi Tomoko in Undo Japanese Movie")
Yamaguchi Tomoko Main Role -
![Taguchi Tomorowo in Undo Japanese Movie]( "Taguchi Tomorowo in Undo Japanese Movie")
Taguchi Tomorowo[Psychiatrist]Support Role
Reviews
The love that is lost because of obsession
"Undo", an average film by Shunji Iwai. Things that won't change in his films are the great soundtrack and photography, I think 47 minutes was a reasonable amount of time to have in a story, it's crazy and fast.The performances are simple, but very convincing. I think the person who stands out the most is Tomoko Yamaguchi (Moemi), she manages to convey the feeling of a person who is going through an obsessive syndrome.
The knots are very important to this film, being the main reason for the plot due to Moemi's obsession, they are also important to describe the love that will be lost with the couple, until Yukio, played by Etushi Toyokawa, will want to restore this love. Until in the end, he will be trapped in knots, without his Moemi. As Moemi had said to Yukio before:
"I'm really stuck"
Until he himself ends up being tied up by the knots, the obsession cannot be undone, no matter how hard you try.
