Akira is haunted by a "bouncing ball" song that he remembers his mother singing when he was a small child, and now on the verge of a sexually active adulthood, he wants to find the origins of the song. The young man ostensibly wanders into a time-warp in which aspects from his childhood and adulthood mix together. In this never-never land he comes across a beautiful woman/witch who is lost inside the labyrinth of her mansion, just as the young man is lost in the labyrinth of time — and on some levels, perhaps the labyrinth of his subconscious.

Directed by: Shūji Terayama
Written by: Shūji Terayama & Rio Kishida
Release date: 1979-01-01
Runtime: 42 minutes
Cast:
Hiroshi Mikami Hiroshi Mikami
Young Akira 
Keiko Niitaka Keiko Niitaka
Mother 
Jūzō Itami Jūzō Itami
Principal / Priest / Old man 
Miho Fukuya Miho Fukuya
Girl 
Ryoko Kinoyama Ryoko Kinoyama
 
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Also known as:
  • Grass Labyrinth