Thirst for Love
7.3
A young wealthy widow becomes sexually involved with her father-in-law, while harboring a destructive obsession with the family gardener.
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Cast
12 people
Ruriko Asaoka
Etsuko
Known for
Goyokin
Nobuo Nakamura
Father-in-Law
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Tokyo Story
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Tetsuo Ishidate
Saburo
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If You Were Young: Rage
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Akira Yamanouchi
Kensuke
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Godzilla vs. Hedorah
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Yūko Kusunoki
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Dodes'ka-den
Eros + Massacre
Yōko Kozono
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Sansho the Bailiff
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Chitose Kurenai
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Black Snow
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Akio Fujii
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Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
Gate of Flesh
Yuji Odaka
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Smashing the 0-Line
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Toshizō Kudō
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Blind Woman's Curse
Yasue Nishihara
Also in
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Kensuke Tamai
Known for
Gappa, the Triphibian Monster
Koreyoshi Kurahara Director · Toshiya Fujita Screenplay Yukio Mishima Author
First release July 31, 1966 · Produced in Japan · Original title 愛の渇き
Production
Nikkatsu Corporation
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
愛の渇き
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Switzerland · July 31, 1966
Premiere
Japan · February 18, 1967
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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