Thirst for Love
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Koreyoshi Kurahara adapted a novel by Yukio Mishima for Thirst for Love (Ai no kawaki), a tense psychological drama about a young woman who is widowed after marrying into a wealthy family, and becomes sexually involved with her father-in-law, while harboring a destructive obsession with the family gardener. Kurahara’s atmospheric style is a perfect match for Mishima’s brooding sensuality.
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Cast
- Ruriko Asaoka
- Etsuko
- Nobuo Nakamura
- Father-in-law
- Tetsuo Ishidate
- Saburo
- Akira Yamauchi
- Kensuke
- Chitose Kurenai
- Miyo
- Yûko Kusunoki
- Chieko
- Yoko Kozono
- Asako
Credits
- Director
- Koreyoshi Kurahara
- Producer
- Kazu Otsuka
- Based on the novel by
- Yukio Mishima
- Screenplay
- Shigeo Fujita
- Screenplay
- Koreyoshi Kurahara
- Cinematography
- Yoshio Mamiya
- Production design
- Kazuhiko Chiba
- Editing
- Akira Suzuki
- Music
- Toshiro Mayuzumi
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