[2] Young aspiring model Aki Shima is kidnapped by a mysterious blind man and taken to his home in a warehouse, which is filled with sculptures of human body parts and female figures.

The blind man, Michio Sofu, is a sculptor who wishes to use Aki as an unwilling muse for his greatest work.

As her time in captivity wears on, Aki soon becomes enraptured by her captor and the two become lovers, beginning a series of sadomasochistic games.

"[5] Retrospective reviews include critic Jasper Sharp calling it "One of the most fascinatingly freakish of all the big screen adaptations of the works of Japanese mystery writer Edogawa Rampo".

"[7] Sight & Sound referred to the film as a "fascinating curiosity" with "bizarre production design, tendency towards outlandish symbolism and eccentric performances, it seems at least partly tongue in cheek even at its most extreme.