The movie is about an elderly Japanese man who is sexually obsessed. He is getting shots from his doctor so that he can continue to have an active sex life with his beautiful wife. (In those days they did not have Viagra.) He wants to feel young and sexually excited. He has discovered that jealousy is one way to obtain this feeling. So he tries to get the young doctor interested in his wife by doing such things as getting them drunk together and having the doctor develop naked pictures of her. The doctor is already involved with the family's daughter, but she is not nearly as physically attractive as the mother.
This is a movie based on the novel "The Key" by Tanizaki Jun'ichiro. I have read the English translation and can say that the changes which have been made serve to help the adaptation work on the screen.
Overall it is an entertaining film. The ending differs from the book somewhat and I found it to be quite comical.
This is a movie based on the novel "The Key" by Tanizaki Jun'ichiro. I have read the English translation and can say that the changes which have been made serve to help the adaptation work on the screen.
Overall it is an entertaining film. The ending differs from the book somewhat and I found it to be quite comical.