Wow. The opening scene alone was jaw-dropping, true art house mastery. In 1969 this beauty was made, and no wonder Kubrick loved this, its probably one of the most fresh and inventive movies made in the late 60's. Shinnosuke "Peter" Ikehata is the hottest Japanese male to exist on this Earth.
11/10
Jim O'Rourke's(!) essay on the film
atsonicpark, I thank you for the recommendation