Wind-Up Type (ねじ式, Nejishiki) is a 1998 Japanese drama film directed by Teruo Ishii.
It is an adaptation of Tsuge Yoshiharu's 1967 manga Screw Style.
When asked "What is it about Tsuge's manga that makes you want to adapt them to film?
", Ishii answered: "He shows the very poor side of society in Japan, that's what interests me.
[3] A review in Variety states that this "Story about a manga artist who goes on a 'Saragossa Manuscript'–like dream odyssey will leave most non-Japanese viewers baffled.