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
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Naomi Kawashima
Ikuko Anzai
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Akira Emoto
Soichiro Anzai
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Hanzawa Naoki
Mikio Osawa
Kenichi Kimura
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Kaori Tsuji
Toshiko Anzai
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Kenji Imai
Soma Hiroshi
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Noboru Mitani
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Terumi Niki
Makiko Mori
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Yuriko Hirooka
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Toshiharu Ikeda Director · Akane Shiratori Writer Masahiko Kagawa Writer
First release October 18, 1997 · Produced in Japan · Original title 鍵
Production
Toei Company
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Japan
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Original title
鍵
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · October 18, 1997
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