A landmine, a fugitive wife, and the man who can't stop digging up graves.
The story starts off on a southern island in the near future. Yoshii has a dark past himself. He was once a detective, but he stabbed his wife when he found out she was having an affair. Now he works on the island as a landmine remover. One day, his coworker, Junichi, steps on a landmine and dies. A few days later. Yoshii and his boss, Takahashi, go to Junichi’s apartment to give their condolences. When they get to the apartment, Yoshii is surprised when Junichi’s wife greets them-it’s Mikayo. After the incident with Junichi, Yoshii decides to quit his job as a landmine remover and begins to spend his days next to a cave, fishing. One day Yoshi takes out an old paper from his belongings; the paper fugitive warrant, and on the warrant is a photo of Mikayo.
Cinematography
Sickly island light that never quite becomes day.
Acting
Kawase's thousand-yard stare that never blinks first.
Director
Daisuke Yamanouchi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pink films (pinku eiga) were Japan's softcore genre that allowed directors to smuggle art-house experimentation under the guise of exploitation. Yamanouchi made his name in this space before 'graduating' to more respectable horror.
The title's 'reunion' is cruelly literal—Yoshii and Mikayo's marriage ended in blood, yet circumstance forces them to play bereaved coworkers. The horror isn't the landmines; it's performance of normalcy.
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