Kagi (1959)
Genre: Drama
Duration: 107 minuten
Alternative titles: Odd Obsession / The Key / 鍵
Country:
Japan
Directed by: Kon Ichikawa
Stars: Machiko Kyô, Ganjirô Nakamura I and Tatsuya Nakadai
IMDb score:
6,8 (1.119)
Releasedate: 23 June 1959
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Kagi plot
Kenji Kenmochi is a middle-aged man and teacher of the classical arts, who feels he is slowly getting old, especially in the sexual field. Against the advice of his doctor, he takes potency remedies to feel virile again. Also because he doesn't want to disappoint his beautiful young wife. But his daughter's beautiful, young fiancé may also be the answer...
Actors and actresses
Ikuko Kenmochi
Toshiko Kenmochi
Kimura
Dr. Soma
Kenji Kenmochi
Hana
Koike
Reviews & comments
kinjutsu
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- 1549 messages
- 2582 votes
Low average here, a 1.5 from Stinissen... Do you have any substantiation for that?
Nakadai is back in fine form in this film. His acting and facial expressions are truly invaluable.
Very nicely shot, nice intermediate shots - which, unlike in Ozu - indicate the place where the next shot will take place.
Also very innovative/fun in the way of metaphors. For example, a sex scene was depicted using several train cars coupled together, culminating in the whistle of the steam locomotive—that made me smile.
Like many Japanese films, the main theme in this one is "the messed-up family," which must have been one of the first. Every member of the family is seriously screwed, and everyone acts purely out of self-interest. It's therefore a good decision for the maid to just kill everyone at once at the end. Haha.
3.5*
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