This is a powerful little low-budget short about the dullness of office existence as a single man in the urban jungle. We're taken along for the ride in his effort to see his life objectively by capturing photographs of his day. It's an interesting and worthy idea on its own and marvelously explored in a minimalistic manner, but the real strength of the film is the amazing cinematography by Jacques Nuit - matted to what looks like between 3:1 and 4:1. I'm not familiar with either the director or the cinematographer, but wonder at how they got together to shoot a Japanese short. I'd definitely like to see it a few more times, just to absorb the imagery. Prior to viewing this, I didn't appreciate extreme widescreen or matted formats (greater than 2.35:1 ratio). This is a perfect example of how visually enticing it can be - and a reminder that a film should always be shown in the aspect ratio the director intended, whether that's 1.33:1 or 4.5:1.