Kon Ichikawa’s Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasies

Kon Ichikawa’s Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasies

2 Episodes

Kon Ichikawa delivers a black comedy about sexual dysfunction and a gender-bending revenge thriller.

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Kon Ichikawa’s Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasies

2 Episodes

  • Odd Obsession
    1:47:19
    Odd Obsession
    Episode 1

    Odd Obsession

    Episode 1

    Directed by Kon Ichikawa • 1959 • Japan
    Starring Ganjiro Nakamura, Machiko Kyo

    Kon Ichikawa’s ODD OBSESSION is a strange dark comedy on a then-forbidden subject—impotence, and jealousy as a cure for it. The movie explores the links between love, jealousy, and rage, all from the standpoint of...

  • An Actor’s Revenge
    1:53:44
    An Actor’s Revenge
    Episode 2

    An Actor’s Revenge

    Episode 2

    Directed by Kon Ichikawa • 1963 • Japan

    A kabuki actor who only plays female characters encounters the three men who drove his parents to suicide and plans his revenge.

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