
Acarwreckonabeachroad.Whilethepassengersgatherroundthebrokenenginethedriver,ayoungmanmeetshisdoppelgangeronthebeach.Hebeatsandstrangleshimtodeath.Ahospital.Theyoungmanwalksdownaflightofstairspassingagroupofbeautifulnursesandishitbyacrutch,thrownbyhisdoppelgangerwho’dbeenwaitingforhimatthetopofthestaircase.Againhebeatshimtodeathwiththecrutchdisposingofthecorpseinthenearbytoiletroom.Leavingthetoilettheyoungmanisagainconfrontedwithhislivingdoppelgangerandcollapses.Acar.TheyoungmannowdrivesthroughTokyo’soutskirtsaccompaniedbyabeautifulwomanwhotriestohugandkisshim.Desperatelyhetriestoescapefromherleapingthroughthewindshieldofthedrivingcarnowflyinghighabovethehighwayslandingonatableontherooftopofabuildingtryingtohidefromthewoman,whosomehowmanagedtofollowhimthroughtheair…<br/> Soundscrazy?It’sthesynopsisofthefirst10minutesofAdachi’sindependentlyproducedexperimentinclassicalsurrealism,adreamlikeMöbius-stripofafilm,whichwastheformalopeningfilmatthefamousundergroundtheatreZasori-zalocatedinthebasementofShinjukuBunka,theheadquatersofATGandtheTokyoundergroundmovementsofthe60’s.Theoriginalprintwassepia-tinted,hencethedistortedcolourofthestills.
