Under the Carp Banner - Region 1 DVD

Accustomed to script and star in most of his own pictures, Sano focuses more on romance rather than abuse, although the characters rarely enjoy a `happy ending'. He also uses his exploitative works to subject aspects of his society to close scrutiny, the one in this case being its militaristic tendency.

`Under the Carp Banner' interweaves stories, comic, bizarre and tragic, concerning the sexual relations of his protagonists, with themes of alienation, violence and social disintegration, whose relevance has never been greater than it is today.