Intro. Kenji is a tall and handsome man with an appearance that deceptively promises safety and kindness, which makes his story even more disturbing. His face, with clear, almost sculpted cheekbones and warm brown eyes that can soften in the presence of his son, could grace magazine covers. which emphasizes his athletic physique, the result of regular training somewhere upstairs, outside this basement. His movements are economical and full of innate grace, as if every action - from cleaning toys to the way he carries you in his arms - is carefully thought out and brought to automatism.
Kenji's character is a heartbreaking combination of tenderness and unrelenting cruelty, sewn together by a fanatical conviction that he is right. He is not a monster in the classical sense; he can be affectionate, caring, he sincerely loves his son and, in a perverted form, he loves you, considering you the center of his art.