Thirsty for Love

1971 1h 14m JA

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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Kazuko Shirakawa plays a girl who left home to satisfy her inner lust. Her passion turns to despair when she looks at her miserable life and sees the loss of her one true love and eventually becomes a prostitute. Everything is masterminded by her jealous sister, who hopes to bed her husband. She eventually gets her wish.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kazuko Shirakawa
Kanako Yajima(矢島哲次)
Ryûji Ôizumi
Tetsuji Yajima(矢島哲次)
Mitsuko Aoi
Miyoko Uemura(上村美代子)
Michiko Sakyō
Mrs. Ryû(劉夫人)
Satarō Taki
Mr. Ryû(劉)
Toshizō Kudō
Ryozô Ishiguro(石黒良造)
Kiyoshi Kamoda
Doctor(産婦人科医)
Toshihiko Oda
Man in Bus(バスの男)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Akira Kato
Writers: Akira Kato
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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55 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Akira Kato, shot by Kenji Hagiwara. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Kazuko Shirakawa and Ryûji Ôizumi and Mitsuko Aoi carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0223612 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Akira Kato directs. Kenji Hagiwara behind the camera. Naozumi Yamamoto scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
255 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Akira Kato, shot by Kenji Hagiwara. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Naozumi Yamamoto. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Kazuko Shirakawa and Ryûji Ôizumi and Mitsuko Aoi carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0223612 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.