Screen Play

The film does not include any explicit LGBTQ+ characters or stories. It also does not address queer identity or challenge the idea that everyone is straight.

The film features marionette-like figures that highlight the artificial nature of gender roles. However, the characters themselves do not have much control over their actions, serving mainly as tools for movement rather than as individuals with defined genders.

Set in a Japanese folklore context, the film offers a cultural backdrop outside the typical Western setting. While the stylized puppets represent diverse cultures, there are no specific characters of color.

The story breaks from traditional family structures by focusing on lovers who go against societal norms. Its ending challenges Western conventions by adopting a more nuanced, potentially fatalistic Japanese viewpoint.

There are no clear representations of physical or neurodivergent disabilities. The mechanical nature of the characters is a stylistic choice rather than a depiction of disability.