Odd Obsession
“See it from the beginning - it will thrill you all the more!”
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.
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Cast
22 people
Machiko Kyō
Ikuko Kenmochi
Known for
Rashomon
Ugetsu
Ganjirō Nakamura II
Kenji Kenmochi
Known for
Floating Weeds
The Lower Depths
Junko Kano
Toshiko Kenmochi
Also in
Black Test Car
The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly
Tatsuya Nakadai
Kimura
Known for
Ran
Harakiri
Tanie Kitabayashi
Hana
Known for
My Neighbor Totoro
Intentions of Murder
Ichirō Sugai
Masseur
Known for
Sansho the Bailiff
The Life of Oharu
Mantarō Ushio
Dr. Kodama
Known for
Fires on the Plain
Floating Weeds
Kyū Sazanka
Curio Dealer
Known for
Yojimbo
The Bad Sleep Well
Mayumi Kurata
Koike
Known for
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Zatoichi's Revenge
Hikaru Hoshi
Police Detective
Known for
Fires on the Plain
Floating Weeds
Saburo Date
Police Detective
Known for
Ugetsu
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Shizuo Chūjō
Police Detective
Also in
Dangerous Detective
Akai Shougeki
Kon Ichikawa Director · Natto Wada Screenplay Keiji Hasebe Screenplay
United States release May 12, 1961 · Produced in Japan · Production Daiei Kyoto, Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
Production
Daiei Film
Production
Daiei Kyoto
Production
Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
Production
Japan
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Original title
鍵
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · June 23, 1959
Theatrical
United States · May 12, 1961
Theatrical
Russia
September 30, 2009 · Theatrical · Ретроспектива Кона Итикавы в Москве
Taiwan
April 3, 2026 · Premiere · 4K restoration, Mumei: In Memory of Nakadai Tatsuya (TFAI)
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