The film lacks LGBTQ+ characters or explorations of non-cisnormative identities. The narrative focuses strictly on the male protagonist's physiological endurance and physical trauma.

The story centers on masculine physical endurance and violence through a male salaryman. It does not subvert gender hierarchies, maintaining a male-centric lens of terror.

Set in a Japanese urban environment, the film features a largely homogeneous Japanese cast. It does not utilize multicultural casting or non-Western metaphors for diversity.

The film critiques rigid Japanese corporate structures by depicting a salaryman's rejection of social decorum. It frames the disruption of societal norms as a chaotic liberation.

The film explores extreme physical trauma and the subversion of biological limits through body horror. It does not address disability through the lens of lived experience.