Odd Obsession (1959)

Original title

鍵

Directed by

Kon Ichikawa

Genre

drama film, comedy film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 47m

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 34 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An aging man becomes obsessed with his younger wife's body and his own fading virility. He schemes to make his wife and a young doctor fall for each other, hoping the jealousy will rekindle his own desires. The plan spins out of control with tragic consequences.

darkly comictensemelancholicpsychologically probingslow-burnunsettlingsatiricaleroticclaustrophobic

What happens

Odd Obsession (鍵, Kagi; lit. 'The Key') 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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