Odd Obsession

Odd Obsession
Odd Obsession
Directed by Kon Ichikawa
Produced by Hiroaki Fujii
Masaichi Nagata
Written by Keiji Hasebe
Kon Ichikawa
Junichirô Tanizaki
Natto Wada
Starring Machiko Kyô
Tatsuya Nakadai
Ganjiro Nakamura
Cinematography Kazuo Miyagawa
Editing by Hiroaki Fujii
Release date(s) 23 June, 1959 (Japan)
Running time 107 minutes
Country Japan
Language Japanese

Odd Obsession ( 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 Junichiro Tanizaki.

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Plot

A man who suspects his wife is having an affair with his daughter's fiance places the two in dangerous situations in order to satisfy his voyeuristic curiosity.

Cast

  • Machiko Kyô - Ikuko Kenmochi
  • Ganjiro Nakamura - Kenji Kenmochi
  • Junko Kano - Toshiko Kenmochi
  • Tatsuya Nakadai - Kimura
  • Jun Hamamura - Dr. Soma
  • Tanie Kitabayashi - Hana
  • Mayumi Kurata - Koike
  • Kyu Sazanka - Curio dealer
  • Ichirô Sugai - Masseur
  • Mantarô Ushio - Dr. Kodama

References

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Awards
Preceded by
No award
Jury Prize, Cannes
1960
tied with L'avventura
Succeeded by
No award (1961 - 1967)
Z (1968)

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