Kagi

1959Movie⏱️ 1h 47m

ComedyDrama

⭐ 6.8

IMDB Rating

1,108 votes

A man getting on in years sets out to find a way to resurrect his flagging virility.

Director

Kon Ichikawa

Writers

Keiji Hasebe, Kon Ichikawa, Jun'ichirô Tanizaki

Stars

Machiko Kyô, Ganjirô Nakamura, Junko Kanô

Release Date

May 12, 1961

Language

Japanese

Country

Japan

🏆 4

Wins

🎯 2

Nominations

💬 9

Reviews

📋 2.0K

Watchlists

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🎭 Top Cast

Machiko Kyô

as Ikuko Kenmochi

Ganjirô Nakamura

as Kenji Kenmochi

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Junko Kanô

as Toshiko Kenmochi

Tatsuya Nakadai

as Kimura

Tanie Kitabayashi

as Hana

Ichirô Sugai

as Masseur

Mantarô Ushio

as Dr. Kodama

Kyû Sazanka

as Curio Dealer

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Mayumi Kurata

as Koike

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Hikaru Hoshi

as Police Detective

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

2.35 : 1

Production

Daiei Kyoto, Daiei Studios

🏷️ Keywords

strokedrunken womancuckolded husbandolder man younger woman marriagemorality

🎯 Categories

JapaneseDark ComedyComedyDrama

⭐ Featured Review

A real oddity

by rdoyle29 • 2017-10-14

7/10

"Ganjirô Nakamura is getting older and feels his sexual potency slipping away. He seeks the advice of doctor Tatsuya Nakadai, his daughter's boy friend. Rather than follow his medical advice, he pushes Nakadai towards his own wife since the jealousy makes him feel young and potent. This really odd little film sets up a love quadrangle and ends tragically, as expected, but with none of the consequences being quite what you'd expect. Not among Kon Ichikawa's best, but a real perverse oddity in his catalog...."