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Odd Obsession (鍵 Kagi, lit. "The Key") is a 1959 Japanese drama film directed by Kon Ichikawa. It was entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Jury Prize. It was based on the novel The Key, by Japanese novelist Junichirō Tanizaki.
Original Release
06/23/1959
US Release
05/12/1961
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Machiko Kyô | Ikuko Kenmochi / Ikuko / Wife |
| Ganjiro Nakamura | Kenji / Husband |
| Junko Kanô | Toshiko Kenmochi / Toshiko / daughter |
| Tatsuya Nakadai | Kimura / Dr. Kimura / Toshiko's boyfriend |
| Tanie Kitabayashi | Hana / Maid |
| Ichirô Sugai | Masseur |
| Mantarô Ushio | Dr. Kodama |
| Kyû Sazanka | Curio dealer |
| Mayumi Kurata | Koike |
| Hikaru Hoshi | Police detective |
Directors
Writers
Keiji Hasebe, Kon Ichikawa, Jun'ichirô Tanizaki, Natto Wada
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Machiko Kyô | Ikuko Kenmochi / Ikuko / Wife |
| Ganjiro Nakamura | Kenji / Husband |
| Junko Kanô | Toshiko Kenmochi / Toshiko / daughter |
| Tatsuya Nakadai | Kimura / Dr. Kimura / Toshiko's boyfriend |
| Tanie Kitabayashi | Hana / Maid |
| Ichirô Sugai | Masseur |
| Mantarô Ushio | Dr. Kodama |
| Kyû Sazanka | Curio dealer |
| Mayumi Kurata | Koike |
| Hikaru Hoshi | Police detective |
| Saburo Date | Police detective |
| Shizuo Chûjô | Police detective |
| Jun Hamamura | Dr. Soma / Dr. Sôma |
| Kôichi Itô | |
| Kanji Kawahara | |
| Eiichi Takamura | |
| Tatsuo Hanabu | |
| Kenji Ôyama | |
| Shôzô Nanbu | |
| Nobuo Minakata |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Hiroaki Fujii | Producer |
| Masaichi Nagata | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1960 | Golden Globe | Best Foreign Film | Won |
