Introduction to Anthropology

Aping (played by Shoichi Ozawa), who is in his forties, makes a living by making pornographic audio and video products. By chance, he fell in love with his landlord, the widow Achun (played by Sakamoto Sumiko) of Matsuda Barber Shop, and became a virtual couple. Although Ah Chun longs for a new life, he has deep fears in his heart. She believes that the carp born on the day her husband died is the incarnation of her husband, so any abnormal behavior of the carp affects her sensitive nerves. Achun also has two children. Koichi (played by Masaomi Kondo) is a high school student who has been inseparable from his mother's care for a long time. His daughter Keiko (played by Keiko Sagawa) appears to be too independent and has an entangled ambiguity with Aping. With Achun suddenly falling ill, this ordinary but strange little family is slowly moving out of balance... This film is adapted from the original work of Nosaka Akiru.