Though a great deal is made of the two main characters' age difference in the story--Seki is supposed to be 26 years older--the actors playing them were only 6 years apart. Kazuko Yoshiyuki (Seki) was about 43, while Tatsuya Fuji (Toyoji) was about 37.
Official submission of Japan for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 51st Academy Awards in 1979.
This film is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #467.
The film "was Oshima's only true kaidan (Japanese ghost story)" and is described as "a savage, unrelenting experience."