Still from Thirst for Love — Thirst for Love (1967) — Koreyoshi KuraharaPhotographed by Yoshio Mamiya

Koreyoshi Kurahara

Thirst for Love

Name: Thirst for Love
Genre: Drama
Released: 1967
Duration: 99 min

愛の渇き

Japan / Japanese / 1967 / 1h 39m

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Synopsis

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.