Lost Sex

1966 1h 37m JA

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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A well-respected drama teacher confesses to his housekeeper that the atomic bombing of Hiroshima has left him impotent. With the coming of spring, the sympathetic housekeeper suggests that the Master observe the Yobai , a custom in which the young men of a village steal into the bedrooms of susceptible women to have sex.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Hideo Kanze
The Master
Nobuko Otowa
The Housemaid
Eimei Esumi
Young man in the village
Daigo Kusano
Young man in the village
Nobuko Miyamoto
Young girl
Yoshinobu Ogawa
Neighbor / Son
Kaori Shima
Neighbor / Son's Wife
Taiji Tonoyama
Gonpachi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kaneto Shindō
Writers: Kaneto Shindō
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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60 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kaneto Shindō, shot by Kiyomi Kuroda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Hideo Kanze and Nobuko Otowa and Eimei Esumi carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0060516 — 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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The take

Kaneto Shindō directs. Kiyomi Kuroda behind the camera. Hikaru Hayashi scores. Hisao Enoki cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

160 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Kaneto Shindō, shot by Kiyomi Kuroda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Hikaru Hayashi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Hisao Enoki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Hideo Kanze and Nobuko Otowa and Eimei Esumi carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0060516 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 9 themes, including "ritual", "widow", "confession", "impotence".