Odd Obsession (1959)
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.
Director:
Kon Ichikawa
Writers:
Keiji Hasebe, Kon Ichikawa, Natto Wada.
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Machiko Kyō as Ikuko Kenmochi |
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Ganjirō Nakamura II as Kenji Kenmochi |
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Junko Kano as Toshiko Kenmochi |
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Tatsuya Nakadai as Kimura |
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Tanie Kitabayashi as Hana |
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Ichirō Sugai as Masseur |
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Mantarō Ushio as Dr. Kodama |
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Kyū Sazanka as Curio Dealer |
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Mayumi Kurata as Koike |
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Hikaru Hoshi as Police Detective |
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Saburo Date as Police Detective |
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Shizuo Chūjō as Police Detective |
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Jun Hamamura as Dr. Soma |
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Tatsuo Hanabu as |
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Kôshi Kosugi as |
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Nobuo Minamitaka as |
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Shōzō Nanbu as |
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Masatoki Sasaki as |
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Akira Sugiyama as |
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Kazuo Sumita as |
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Eiichi Takamura as |
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Kenji Oyama as |
| Directing | Kon Ichikawa | Director |
| Writing | Junichirō Tanizaki | Novel |
| Camera | Kazuo Miyagawa | Director of Photography |
| Production | Masaichi Nagata | Producer |
| Sound | Yasushi Akutagawa | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Kon Ichikawa | Editor |
| Editing | Tatsuji Nakashizu | Editor |
| Art | Shimokawahara Tomoo | Art Direction |
| Art | Tokujirô Harashima | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yoshio Ueno | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yoshiki Nomura | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Ken'ichi Nishii | Sound |
| Writing | Keiji Hasebe | Screenplay |
| Writing | Kon Ichikawa | Screenplay |
| Writing | Natto Wada | Screenplay |
| Lighting | Yukio Itō | Lighting Technician |