is a 1959 Japanese
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Kon Ichikawa
was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. His work displays a vast range in genre and style, from the anti-war films ''The Burmese Harp (1956 film), The Burmese Harp'' (1956) and ''Fires on the Plain (1959 film), Fires on the Plain'' (1959 ...
. It was entered into the
1960 Cannes Film Festival
The 13th Cannes Film Festival was held from 4 to 20 May 1960. The Palme d'Or went to the ''La Dolce Vita'' by Federico Fellini. The festival opened with ''Ben-Hur'', directed by William Wyler.
Jury
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, where it won the
Jury Prize.
It was based on the novel ''
The Key'', by Japanese novelist
Junichirō Tanizaki.
Plot
A man who suspects his wife is having an affair with his daughter's fiancé places the two in dangerous situations in order to satisfy his voyeuristic curiosity.
Cast
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Machiko Kyō as Ikuko Kenmochi
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Nakamura Ganjirō II as Kenji Kenmochi
* Junko Kano as Toshiko Kenmochi
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Tatsuya Nakadai
is a Japanese film actor.
He was featured in 11 films directed by Masaki Kobayashi, including '' The Human Condition'' trilogy, wherein he starred as the lead character Kaji, plus '' Harakiri'', '' Samurai Rebellion'' and '' Kwaidan''.
Nakada ...
as Kimura
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Jun Hamamura as Dr. Sōma
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Tanie Kitabayashi as Hana
* Mayumi Kurata as Koike
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Kyū Sazanka as Curio dealer
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Ichirō Sugai as Masseur
* Mantarō Ushio as Dr. Kodama
See also
* ''
The Key'' (1983)
References
External links
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1959 films
1959 drama films
Japanese erotic drama films
1950s Japanese-language films
Japanese sex comedy films
Films based on Japanese novels
Films based on works by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
Films directed by Kon Ichikawa
Daiei Film films
Films with screenplays by Natto Wada
Films with screenplays by Kon Ichikawa
Films produced by Masaichi Nagata
Films scored by Yasushi Akutagawa
1950s Japanese films
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