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The Key (1997)

The Key poster
Original title
Directed by
Toshiharu Ikeda
Genre
drama
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A scholar husband and his modest wife secretly read each other's diaries to discover their true feelings about their sex life. The wife begins to transform as a woman as their hidden desires come to light.

erotictensepsychologicalslow-burnvoyeuristicmelancholicintimateunsettling

What happens

『鍵』(かぎ)は、1997年10月18日公開の日本映画。ジャンルは、文芸、ミステリー。R指定作品。 本作は、谷崎潤一郎の小説「鍵」の4度目の映画化作品である(詳細は、「鍵 (1959年の映画)#リメイク」を参照)。 学者の夫と慎ましい妻が、お互いの日記を盗み見することで夫婦の営みについてお互いの本音を知り、妻が女として変化していく物語である。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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