Branded to Kill

 Lepidoptery

Jō Shishido loves the smell of boiling rice. Its aroma makes others sick.

The job. "To escort a big shot in a certain organization."

"You're ranked No. 3 among killers."

The discovery of a young woman's body in a car. "Who do you think did it?" "No. 2, No. 4 — or the mysterious No. 1."

Butterflies on barrels, pinned to the wall, fixed phallus and fluttering yoni. When misremembering the film in color, recall the insects as purple. Aims a pistol at a nipple, a dead giant moth has drifted to her pubis. 

Ornamental graphics attack.

Branded to Kill [Koroshi no rakuin, 1967, Seijun Suzuki]. All bets are off. •

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