Swastika (1964)
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- 1h 31min
- Drama, Romance
- 1968 (USA)
- Movie
A childless housewife falls in love with a beautiful model.
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Cast
Ayako Wakao | ... |
Mitsuko Tokumitsu
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Kyôko Kishida | ... |
Sonoko Kakiuchi
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Eiji Funakoshi | ... |
Kôtarô Kakiuchi
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Yûsuke Kawazu | ... |
Eijirô Watanuki
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Kyû Sazanka | ... |
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Ken Mitsuda | ... |
Novelist
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Yûzô Hayakawa |
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Fumiko Murata | ... |
Ume, Tokumitsu's maid
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Reiko Hibiki | ... |
Haru, Izutsuya's maid
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Kyoko Nagumo | ... |
Kiyo, Kakiuchi's maid
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Kuniko Tomita |
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Directed by
Yasuzô Masumura |
Written by
Jun'ichirô Tanizaki | ... | (novel) |
Kaneto Shindô | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
Yonejirô Saitô | ... | producer |
Music by
Tadashi Yamauchi |
Cinematography by
Setsuo Kobayashi |
Editing by
Tatsuji Nakashizu |
Art Direction by
Tomoo Shimogawara |
Production Management
Shunsaku Watanabe | ... | executive in charge of production |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Shû Sakiyama | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
Takeo Suda | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
Shôzô Izumi | ... | gaffer |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Daiei Studios (1964) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Pallas Filmverleih (1967) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Splendal Film (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Daiei International Films (1968) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Internazionale Nembo Distribuzione Importazione Esportazione Film (INDIEF) (1969) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Fantoma (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Zootrope Films (2005) (France) (theatrical)
- Intercontinental Video (2006) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
- Kadokawa Entertainment (2007) (Japan) (DVD)
- Yume Pictures (2007) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
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Plot Summary |
Sonoko, a bored housewife entering middle age, met a young girl, Mitsuko, at a private school of art. Sonoko paints a portrait of her, and when she invite Mitsuko at her house, the two end up locked in a passionate embrace. Unable to think rationally about what she wants, Sonoko becomes steadily more obsessed with her new lover.
Written by Jean-Marc Rocher |
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