y that the dancers on the dance floor act as a separation between the Japanese girl and the kidnapper.The scene in dope alley is an excellent example of mise en scene. Here the only view the viewer is allowed is through the window of one of the buildings in the alley. The space manipulation quickly gives the scene an intense feeling of anxiety. The viewer is only limited to the kidnapper who is in background and a heroin addict who is very disturbed, suffering from withdraw. Occasionally, the viewer sees the detectives peeking around the corner in the far left of the windowed scene. This combined with the dark lighting of the alley sets a very disturbing feeling, suggesting that something is about to happen. The feeling that the action that will follow will be evil is emphasized by the reflection of the lighting on the sunglasses of the kidnapper. The reflection appears to be like eyes, which are lit up devilishly. This feeling is continued by the reflection again of the drug addict in the kidnapper’s sunglasses as he approaches her, which heightens the action of the events. One of the last examples of space manipulation is the scene where the police come back to Mr. Gondo’s house and the auditors are going through his stuff, pricing and marking it for auction. Because the lack of furniture and belongings inside of the house, as compared to earlier in the movie, the viewer has a feeling of sadness, despite the fact that the police were able to recover all but 20,000 yen. Mr. Gondo and the police move to the couch and sit quietly and Mrs. Gondo stands in the foreground between Mr. Gondo and the police, with her head down. She is clearly being used as a separation between Mr. Gondo and the police. That, with the combination of the lack of furniture, along with the predominance of white created by the light in the house enforces the tone of emptiness and loneliness that the viewer feels.Finally, the last few scenes show desper...
