The Key (1997)
Ikuko is a mature, reserved Kyoto woman married for many years to a respectable, now-middle-aged man. The only problem in their relationship has been that her husband is dissatisfied with her lack of passion during lovemaking. All this changes after they meet the young Mr. Kimura
Director: Toshiharu Ikeda
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Naomi Kawashima as Ikuko Anzai |
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Akira Emoto as Soichiro Anzai |
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Mikio Osawa as Kenichi Kimura |
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Kaori Tsuji as Toshiko Anzai |
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Kenji Imai as Soma Hiroshi |
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Noboru Mitani as Dr. Kojima |
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Terumi Niki as Makiko Mori |
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Yuriko Hirooka as Taki |
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Kyoko Yamaguchi as Nurse |
| Directing | Toshiharu Ikeda | Director |
| Production | Mitsuru Kurosawa | Producer |
| Writing | Akane Shiratori | Writer |
| Production | Kazuo Kato | Producer |
| Writing | Masahiko Kagawa | Writer |
| Writing | Toshiharu Ikeda | Writer |
| Editing | Akimasa Kawashima | Editor |
| Writing | Junichirō Tanizaki | Original Story |
| Camera | Yonezō Maeda | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Tsutomu Honda | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | Shosaku Kato | Gaffer |
| Art | Tadayuki Kuwana | Art Direction |
| Sound | Hikaru Ishikawa | Music Producer |
| Sound | Toshiyuki Honda | Original Music Composer |