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 |
| Production | Kazuo Kato | Producer |
| Writing | Akane Shiratori | Writer |
| Writing | Toshiharu Ikeda | Writer |
| Writing | Junichirō Tanizaki | Original Story |
| Writing | Masahiko Kagawa | Writer |
| Camera | Yonezō Maeda | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Toshiyuki Honda | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Hikaru Ishikawa | Music Producer |
| Art | Tadayuki Kuwana | Art Direction |
| Sound | Tsutomu Honda | Sound Recordist |
| Editing | Akimasa Kawashima | Editor |
| Lighting | Shosaku Kato | Gaffer |