A mother and son have a strong, almost sexual, bond through moments present and past. The father of the past (who has died of Tuberculosis, revealed shockingly), the mother's current liaison, and the son's wife all re-enforce roles of sexual inadequacy with the two main characters (Mother, Shizuko, and son, Shizuo). Time is blended together, and the film ends up being an incredibly interesting melodrama with much of the (Japanese new wave staple) political put on backburner. A subplot involving the son's lack of sexual interest in his wife, and his mother's lack of sexual fulfillment in her lover (husband to be, I'm not sure) adds to the development of the incest tone.　　译文(2): 母亲和儿子之间有一种强烈的，几乎是性的，通过现在和过去的时刻联系在一起。过去的父亲(死于肺结核，令人震惊地透露) ，母亲现在的联络人，和儿子的妻子都加强了两个主要角色(母亲，静子，和儿子，静雄)的性能力不足的角色。时间是混合在一起的，电影最终成为一个令人难以置信的有趣的情节剧与许多(日本新浪潮主要)的政治放在次要地位。一个次要情节涉及儿子对他的妻子缺乏性兴趣，他的母亲对她的情人(丈夫，我不确定)缺乏性满足，增加了乱伦语调的发展。