A Page of Madness

A Page of Madness

1926 · 71 min · JA · 7.3 (185 votes)
Dir. Teinosuke Kinugasa · Starring Masao Inoue, Ayako Iijima, Yoshie Nakagawa, Eiko Minami, Misao Seki, Minoru Takase
HorrorDrama

An elderly man visits his mentally ill wife in a psychiatric hospital. Years earlier, she had tried to drown their child and then take her own life. Crushed by guilt and powerless to change what has happened, he stays on at the clinic as a janitor. Soon, their daughter comes to tell him she is getting married, and with her arrival come painful memories and tormenting visions.

VIBE

A descent into a dreamlike, expressionist nightmare. This silent film's disorienting visuals and unsettling atmosphere create a deeply psychological and surreal experience, exploring the blurred lines of sanity and obsession within an asylum's walls.

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