Drama · Japan · 1966 · 1h 37m

Lost Sex

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Director
Kaneto Shindō
Cast
Hideo Kanze as The Master Nobuko Otowa as The Housemaid Eimei Esumi as Young man in the village Daigo Kusano as Young man in the village Nobuko Miyamoto as Young girl Yoshinobu Ogawa as Neighbor / Son
Crew
Kiyomi Kuroda — Director of Photography Hisao Enoki — Editor Hikaru Hayashi — Original Music Composer Kaneto Shindō — Writer Kaneto Shindō — Producer Kazuo Kuwahara — Producer
Synopsis

A well-respected drama teacher confesses to his housekeeper that the atomic bombing of Hiroshima has left him impotent. With the coming of spring, the sympathetic housekeeper suggests that the Master observe the Yobai , a custom in which the young men of a village steal into the bedrooms of susceptible women to have sex.

Mood & Themes
ritualwidowconfessionimpotencewar victimlandscapehousemaidwar widowslow burning
Key Collaborators
Kaneto Shindō Director Kiyomi Kuroda Director of Photography Hisao Enoki Editor Hikaru Hayashi Original Music Composer Kaneto Shindō Writer Kaneto Shindō Producer Kazuo Kuwahara Producer
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