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Odd Obsession

Kon Ichikawa

1959 • 1h 47m

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.

Odd Obsession

Kagi / Odd Obsession (1959) Original Trailer [FHD]

Cast

Machiko Kyō

Machiko KyōIkuko Kenmochi

Ganjirō Nakamura II

Ganjirō Nakamura IIKenji Kenmochi

Junko Kano

Junko KanoToshiko Kenmochi

Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya NakadaiKimura

Tanie Kitabayashi

Tanie KitabayashiHana

Ichirō Sugai

Ichirō SugaiMasseur

Mantarō Ushio

Mantarō UshioDr. Kodama

Kyū Sazanka

Kyū SazankaCurio Dealer

Mayumi Kurata

Mayumi KurataKoike

Hikaru Hoshi

Hikaru HoshiPolice Detective

Saburo Date

Saburo DatePolice Detective

Shizuo Chūjō

Shizuo ChūjōPolice Detective

Jun Hamamura

Jun HamamuraDr. Soma

Tatsuo Hanabu

Crew

Kon Ichikawa

Kon IchikawaDirector

Junichirō Tanizaki

Junichirō TanizakiNovel

Kazuo Miyagawa

Kazuo MiyagawaDirector of Photography

Masaichi Nagata

Masaichi NagataProducer

Yasushi Akutagawa

Yasushi AkutagawaOriginal Music Composer

Natto Wada

Natto WadaScreenplay

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