Odd Obsession
Odd Obsession (鍵, Kagi, lit. "The Key") is a 1959 Japanese drama film directed by Kon Ichikawa. It was entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Jury Prize.[1] It was based on the novel The Key, by Japanese novelist Junichirō Tanizaki.[2][3][4]
| Odd Obsession | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Kon Ichikawa |
| Written by | Keiji Hasebe Kon Ichikawa Natto Wada |
| Based on | The Key (Tanizaki novel) by Junichirō Tanizaki |
| Produced by | Hiroaki Fujii Masaichi Nagata |
| Starring | Machiko Kyō Tatsuya Nakadai Nakamura Ganjirō II Jun Hamamura |
| Cinematography | Kazuo Miyagawa |
| Edited by | Hiroaki Fujii |
| Music by | Yasushi Akutagawa |
| Distributed by | Daiei Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Plot
A man who suspects his wife is having an affair with his daughter's fiancé places the two in dangerous situations in order to satisfy his voyeuristic curiosity.
Cast
- Machiko Kyō as Ikuko Kenmochi
- Nakamura Ganjirō II as Kenji Kenmochi
- Junko Kano as Toshiko Kenmochi
- Tatsuya Nakadai as Kimura
- Jun Hamamura as Dr. Sōma
- Tanie Kitabayashi as Hana
- Mayumi Kurata as Koike
- Kyū Sazanka as Curio dealer
- Ichirō Sugai as Masseur
- Mantarō Ushio as Dr. Kodama
See also
- The Key (1983)
References
- "Festival de Cannes: Odd Obsession". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
- "鍵". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- "鍵". kotobank. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- "鍵". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
External links
- Odd Obsession at IMDb
- Odd Obsession at AllMovie
- Odd Obsession at the TCM Movie Database
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