A Pool Without Water (1982) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.
A frustrated middle-aged railway ticket puncher burdened by a dead-end job and a nagging wife. He spirals downward after using chloroform to subdue sleeping women, starting with Jun and later Nerika,...
A woman the protagonist initially saves from a rape attempt. He later sneaks into her house, gets discovered, and eventually becomes one of the first women he subdues with chloroform while she sleeps.
A central female character who becomes the protagonist's romantic interest. He uses chloroform on her to relieve his frustration, serving as a focal point in his psychological and moral downward spira...
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Nerika is described as the Man's romantic interest.
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
The Man saves Jun from an attempted rape.
A frustrated railway worker transforms an initial act of protection into a pattern of chemical subjugation and moral collapse.
Directed by Kōji Wakamatsu
A Pool Without Water (1982) · 5.4/10 · crime, drama, romance
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