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starring: Machiko Kyô, Ganjiro Nakamura, Junko Kano, Tatsuya Nakadai, Mayumi Kuratadirected by: Kon Ichikawa
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786300149557
Format: Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6300149552
Label: Embassy/Nelson Ent. - O.B.
Manufacturer: Embassy/Nelson Ent. - O.B.
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Embassy/Nelson Ent. - O.B.
Release Date: July 15, 1992
Running Time: 107 minutes
Sales Rank: 53468
Studio: Embassy/Nelson Ent. - O.B.
Theatrical Release Date: May 12, 1961
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Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Be careful what you wish for . . . .
One of Ichikawa's first films, marred by a bad ending. Four characters are involved in a strange menage-a-quatre: an aging man who has high blood pressure and is worried about his virility; his dutiful wife; a young doctor he "uses" as an aprodisiac; and his daughter who becomes jealous of her mother.
The old man decides that seeing his wife dally with another man (the doctor) excites him, makes him feel younger; he talks her into continuing her philandering while he looks on. This ... Read More
Rating:  - Watch at least twice
This is a very good film Kon Ichikawa based on the famous novel in Japan. ("Kagi" by Jun-ichiro Tanizaki.) The story is about odd relationships with old connoisseur of classic arts, his faithful and attractive wife, his daughter and daughter's fiancé. Basically, Ichikawa's films are visually very artistic and enjoyable. (Another examples, Actor's revenge, Tokyo Olympiad) Combinations of beautiful cinema photography with very weird characters are so impressive. Since this film is so visually ... Read More
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