Machiko Kyō
Ikuko Kenmochi
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An ageing antique specialist in Kyoto, Japan is losing virility but finds himself excited when he deliberately makes his daughter's boyfriend attracted to his younger beautiful wife. Things begin to spiral as his health declines and the plotted becomes the plotting. — animalover-1.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Kon Ichikawa
- 1961-05-12
Odd Obsession (鍵, Kagi), also titled The Key, is a 1959 Japanese satirical [1] comedy drama film directed by Kon Ichikawa. It is based on the novel The Key by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki. [2] [3] [4] Plot. Art historian Kenji Kenmochi is married to the much younger Ikuko. Due to his waning virility, he has his doctor give him hormone injections.
Odd Obsession. Directed by Kon Ichikawa • 1959 • Japan. Starring Ganjiro Nakamura, Machiko Kyo. Kon Ichikawa’s ODD OBSESSION is a strange dark comedy on a then-forbidden subject—impotence, and jealousy as a cure for it.
Feb 7, 2020 · 1 4,086. Winner of Cannes’ Special Jury Prize, Odd Obsession is one of acclaimed director Kon Ichikawa’s (Tokyo Olympiad, The Burmese Harp) greatest works. This captivating blend of comic satire and drama follows an elderly man’s attempts to satisfy his younger wife (Machiko Kyo, Rashomon, Gate of Hell).
Based on a controversial novel by Junichiro Tanizaki, Odd Obsession (released in Japan as Kagi, the novel's title, which translates as "The Key") explores the efforts of an aging family man to overcome his problem with impotence. He gets injections to restore his virility, but when they fail to work he finds that he can be aroused by jealousy.
Odd Obsession. Summaries. A man getting on in years sets out to find a way to resurrect his flagging virility. An ageing antique specialist in Kyoto, Japan is losing virility but finds himself excited when he deliberately makes his daughter's boyfriend attracted to his younger beautiful wife.
