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Odd Obsession

6.119591h 47mMovieDramaComedy

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.

DirectorKon Ichikawa
WritersNatto Wada·Keiji Hasebe
ProducerMasaichi Nagata

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Cast · Directed by Kon Ichikawa

MKMachiko Kyō
Machiko Kyō
Ikuko Kenmochi
GIGanjirō Nakamura II
Ganjirō Nakamura II
Kenji Kenmochi
TNTatsuya Nakadai
Tatsuya Nakadai
Kimura
JKJunko Kano
Junko Kano
Toshiko Kenmochi
TKTanie Kitabayashi
Tanie Kitabayashi
Hana
ISIchirō Sugai
Ichirō Sugai
Masseur
MUMantarō Ushio
Mantarō Ushio
Dr. Kodama
KSKyū Sazanka
Kyū Sazanka
Curio Dealer
MKMayumi Kurata
Mayumi Kurata
Koike
HHHikaru Hoshi
Hikaru Hoshi
Police Detective
SDSaburo Date
Saburo Date
Police Detective
SCShizuo Chūjō
Shizuo Chūjō
Police Detective

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