Odd Obsession (1959)
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A middle-aged husband of a younger woman finds her youth intimidating to the point that he cannot become aroused. His solution involves the introduction of his daughter's lover to his wife.
- Date of release
- 1959-06-23
- TMDB
- 6.2 / 10 (36)
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Director
- Kon Ichikawa
Casting
- Machiko Kyō — Ikuko Kenmochi
- Ganjirō Nakamura II — Kenji Kenmochi
- Tatsuya Nakadai — Kimura
- Junko Kano — Toshiko Kenmochi
- Tanie Kitabayashi — Hana
- Ichirō Sugai — Masseur
- Mantarō Ushio — Dr. Kodama
- Kyū Sazanka — Curio Dealer
- Mayumi Kurata — Koike
- Hikaru Hoshi — Police Detective
- Saburo Date — Police Detective
- Shizuo Chūjō — Police Detective
Interesting facts
- Based on: The Key
- Awards: 2 · Nominations: 1. Including: Samuel Goldwyn International Award; Jury Prize
Odd Obsession is a 1959 Japanese satirical comedy drama film directed by Kon Ichikawa. It is based on the 1956 novel The Key by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki.
Production
For the film, Ichikawa and his co-writers Natto Wada and Keiji Hasebe added a character not in the book, housemaid Hana, who in the finale (again not in the book) poisons Ikuko, Toshiko and Kimura.
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