Thirst for Love (film)
Thirst for Love (Japanese: 愛の渇き Ai no kawaki) is a 1967 Japanese drama film directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara, starring Nobuo Nakamura and Ruriko Asaoka. It is also known as Longing for Love and The Thirst for Love. It tells the story of a young widow who becomes the mistress of her wealthy father-in-law. The film is based on the novel Thirst for Love by Yukio Mishima.[1]
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| Directed by | Koreyoshi Kurahara |
| Produced by | Kazu Otsuka |
| Screenplay by | Toshiya Fujita Koreyoshi Kurahara |
| Based on | Thirst for Love by Yukio Mishima |
| Music by | Toshiro Mayuzumi |
| Cinematography | Yoshio Mamiya |
| Edited by | Akira Suzuki |
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| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Cast
- Nobuo Nakamura as Yakichi Sugimoto
- Ruriko Asaoka as Etsuko
- Akira Yamanouchi as Kensuke
- Yuko Kusunoki as Chieko
- Yoko Ozono as Asako
- Junko Shinami as Nobuko
- Takayuki Iwama as Natsuo
- Tetsuo Ishidate as Saburô
- Chitose Kurenai as Miyo
Reception
Fernando F. Croce wrote for Slant Magazine in 2011, when the film was released on DVD by The Criterion Collection: "Kurahara makes use of an ample arsenal of cinematic effects—abrupt disjunctions of sound and image, intertitles alternating with inner monologues, strategic flashes of lurid color following sudden bloodbaths—to visualize the voluptuous turmoil of Mishima’s avant-garde writing, all while exploring his own motifs of fears and desires churning under tidy surfaces."[2]
References
- Goble, Alan, ed. (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. London: Bowker-Saur. p. 328. ISBN 1-85739-229-9.
- Croce, Fernando F. (2011-09-07). "Eclipse Series 28: The Warped World of Koreyoshi Kurahara". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2015-11-09.