The Horrible Obsessions

1972 1h 28m JA

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6.3

MID

★6.3TMDB · 3

Crime

Synopsis

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Detective Kikuchi is sent to Okinawa to investigate why a girl jumped from a window after shooting heroin. There, he encounters the usual assortment of addicts, dealers, pimps and sleazy American GIs.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sonny Chiba
Haruo Kikuchi
Tsunehiko Watase
Masayuki Shinshiro
Mitsuko Aoi
Ogaki Shizuko
Saori Maki
Itako Ogaki
Teresa Noda
Mitsuko Ogaki
Rie Yokoyama
Yukiko Ota
Yoko Horikoshi
Kimiko Takada
Akiko Mori
Shimazu Kako

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shin Takakuwa
Writers: Shin Takakuwa, Takeo Kaneko
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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54 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shin Takakuwa, shot by Ichirō Hoshijima. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Toshiaki Tsushima. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Osamu Tanaka shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Sonny Chiba and Tsunehiko Watase and Mitsuko Aoi carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2301412 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shin Takakuwa directs. Ichirō Hoshijima behind the camera. Toshiaki Tsushima scores. Osamu Tanaka cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
254 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Shin Takakuwa, shot by Ichirō Hoshijima. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Toshiaki Tsushima. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Osamu Tanaka shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Sonny Chiba and Tsunehiko Watase and Mitsuko Aoi carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt2301412 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.