94 Ratings

Odd Obsession

Kagi

Japan, 1959

Drama, Cult

Synopsis

Based on Junichirô Tanizaki’s The Key and winner of a jury prize at Cannes, Odd Obsession is about a man who suspects his wife is having an affair with his daughter’s fiance and places the two in dangerous situations in order to satisfy his voyeuristic curiosity.

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Odd Obsession Directed by Kon Ichikawa

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Awards & Festivals

Cannes Film Festival

1960 | Winner: Jury Prize

Golden Globes (USA)

1960 | Winner: Best Foreign Film

Edinburgh International Film Festival

2002

Kinema Junpo Awards

1960 | Winner: Best Screenplay

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Cast & Crew

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What are people saying?

Lorna Singh's rating of the film Odd Obsession
Lorna Singh

Made in 1959,this was daring even without nudity.I have not read the book but suspect the characters there had more depth. A strange ending.
April 11, 2013 02:15
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Howard Fritzson's rating of the film Odd Obsession
Howard Fritzson

3.5 stars. The cast seems to be under some kind of spell right from the start with the young doctor's monologue setting the slightly sinister tone. That takes getting used to. I read the book before seeing the film so I know that it is faithful to the situation if not in every detail. The silly ending is not in the book. Darkly comic and, depending upon your point of view, a little shocking. Machiko Kyo is wonderful.
May 30, 2017 19:39
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IA's rating of the film Odd Obsession
IA

One of Ichikawa's most sardonic films, told with an immaculate poker-face, at least until the unsatisfying ending, when Ichikawa washes his hands of the material.
July 29, 2009 23:48
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Alex's rating of the film Odd Obsession
Alex

3,5
March 11, 2016 18:32
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Aardsy's rating of the film Odd Obsession
Aardsy

The things you'll do for boners.
May 20, 2017 20:31
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er_sagt's rating of the film Odd Obsession
er_sagt

What an ending!
May 15, 2013 22:02
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