Wind-Up Type

Wind-Up Type (ねじ式) is a 1998 Japanese drama film directed by Teruo Ishii. It is an adaptation of Tsuge Yoshiharu's 1967 manga Screw Style.

Production
The film is Ishii's eighty-first film. It stars Tadanobu Asano and Miki Fujitani.

When asked "What is it about Tsuge's manga that makes you want to adapt them to film?", Ishii answered: "He shows the very poor side of society in Japan, that's what interests me."

Release and reception
The film has also been released under the title Screwed.

A review in Variety states that this "Story about a manga artist who goes on a 'Saragossa Manuscript'–like dream odyssey will leave most non-Japanese viewers baffled."