A woman dressed in white ceremonial robes quietly ascends the stone steps of a shrine atop a mountain, each barefoot step blending with the night breeze. Her face, filled with quiet determination, bears an expression of pleasure akin to the seduction of death. Upon reaching the shrine's hall, she retreats into a secluded room. Slowly opening her white nurse's uniform, she sensuously caresses her skin. A smile of pleasure reappears, as if awakening from a dream. Drawing the short sword from its scabbard, she drives the gleaming white blade into her slick, sensual lower abdomen. The pain of tearing flesh mingles with the ecstasy of fulfilled desire, her body convulsing as she collapses to the ground, blood gushing forth. Through the act of seppuku, this exquisite work captures purely through imagery the hidden depths of a woman's psyche—her deepest yearnings and pleasures—immersed in overwhelming color and fragrance. Maker: Fujikikaku Label: Fuji Planning Series: Collection of Female Seppuku Works Actress: Hiromi Saotome Genre: Nurse