Japan,
1959, 96 min
Directed by:
Kon IchikawaCinematography:
Kazuo MiyagawaCast:
Machiko Kyō, Tatsuya Nakadai, 叶順子, 中村鴈治郎, 伊達三郎, Jun Hamamura, 花布辰男, 北林谷栄, 倉田マユミ, みなみたかのぶお, 南部彰三, 佐々木正時, 山茶花究, 菅井一郎, 中条静夫, Hikaru Hoshi, Koichi Ito, Kanji Kawara (more)Plots(1)
Kenmochi is a prestigious art critic who refuses to accept the passing of time. With the hope of recovering his sexual vigor, he asks Kimura, a young doctor engaged to his daughter, for injections that can bring back some of that lost vitality. The injections don’t seem to be enough, but a cheerful exchange between his wife and Kimura during a family dinner will be enough for Kenmochi to discover that jealousy can be a much more powerful aphrodisiac. From that moment on, he will put Kimura and his wife face to face in increasingly intimate situations. (Mar del Plata International Film Festival)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Golden Globes
- 1960 - Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
Cannes Film Festival
- 1960 - Kon Ichikawa (Jury Prize)
- 1960 - Kon Ichikawa (Golden Palm - Official Competition)