1967 | Japan | Fiction

Ai no kawaki (Thirst for Love)

  • Japanese English, Japanese 99 mins
  • Director | Koreyoshi Kurahara
  • Writer | Shigeo Fujita, Koreyoshi Kurahara
  • Producer | Kazu Otsuka

STATUS: Released

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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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