Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, this Japanese psycho-thriller follows Michio Hayasaki (Koji Yakusho), a scientist employed by Medical Cytech, a mysterious research conglomerate. Obsessed with his latest project ? a "human body chair" complete with sensory-activated artificial limbs ? Michio is in a typically aggravated state when he comes across what he thinks is his doppelganger in a local restaurant. This doppelganger sighting ? an exact double of someone that is reportedly seen before their imminent death ? is quite unnerving to the young scientist. Before long, however, it becomes an annoyance more than a grim reaper, as the doppelganger version of Michio tries to take over his career and later goes on a murderous rampage. This film also features Masahiro Toda, Hiromi Sato, Eisuke Suzuki, and Akira Emoto. - Tracie Cooper

Kiyoshi Kurosawa, in his films, often talks about the coexistence of what is and what is not in everyday. He also deals with the coexistence of what is believed not to be and what is forgotten just like life and death as well as transcendental power. In his films, however, when characters are suddenly faced with the existence which is believed not to be or forgotten, they get confused but also find the other sides of themselves.

As the title indicates, this film is a story of a man who meets his other self. One day, Hayasaki who is developing a robot chair for the disabled and patients, meets his other self who is more violent but much freer than himself. So, sometimes, Hayasaki feels released when his other self frustrates his plans against his intention. That means nothing but the spurt of his desire that has been suppressed within a social or moral role. Through that odd coexistence Hayasaki begins to find out the other side of himself which he never realized before. Then, who on earth is that Hayasaki who survived at the last scene? Kiyoshi Kurosawa began the film as a thriller but ends it with a philosophic question about "the nature of human beings."

ผลงานจากคุโรซาว่าที่แหวกแนวอีกเรื่องหนึ่ง เรื่องนี้ในรูปแบบ ไซโค ทริลเลอร์ว่าด้วยเรื่องวิญญาณที่สองที่เกิดขึ้นกับนักวิทยาศาสตร์หนุ่ม Michio Hayasaki (Koji Yakusho) ในช่วงเวลาที่เค้ากำลังประสบปัญหาเรื่องงาน ประดิษฐ์หุ่นยนต์ เค้ากลับเริ่มรู้สึกว่ามีใครบางคนกำลังสะกดรอบตามเค้าไปทุกที่ ไม่เว้นแม้แต่ในบ้านของเขาเอง