Comedy ·Drama · Japan · 1967 · 1h 32m

Love for an Idiot

痴人の愛

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Director
Yasuzō Masumura
Cast
Michiyo Yasuda as Naomi Shoichi Ozawa as Jôji Kawai Masakazu Tamura as Nobuo Isao Kuraishi as Kumagaia Sachiko Murase as Sumie Yuka Konno as Marie
Crew
Setsuo Kobayashi — Director of Photography Tatsuji Nakashizu — Editor Naozumi Yamamoto — Original Music Composer Ichirō Ikeda — Screenplay Junichirō Tanizaki — Novel Ikuo Kubodera — Producer
Synopsis

A middle-aged factory engineer trains, marries, and ultimately loses a teenage bride after she enslaves him to her whims.

Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookdominatrixjapanese new wave
Key Collaborators
Yasuzō Masumura Director Setsuo Kobayashi Director of Photography Tatsuji Nakashizu Editor Naozumi Yamamoto Original Music Composer Ichirō Ikeda Screenplay Junichirō Tanizaki Novel Ikuo Kubodera Producer
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