The story is loosely based on the 1997 murder of Yasuko Watanabe, who was a senior economic researcher at TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Company), but was also a prostitute at night in the Shibuya district of Tokyo.
This is the third part of Sion Sono's "Hate" trilogy (Love Exposure, Cold Fish)
Miki Mizuno's only career nude scene.
The director and film has been subject to accusations of misogyny.