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Lost Sex
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Lost Sex

1966-08-27 · 97 min · ★ 9.0

Drama

A well-respected drama teacher confesses to his housekeeper that the atomic bombing of Hiroshima has left him impotent. With the coming of spring, the sympathetic housekeeper suggests that the Master observe the Yobai , a custom in which the young men of a village steal into the bedrooms of susceptible women to have sex.

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Directors
Kaneto Shindō
Production companies
Kindai Eiga Kyokai
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Hideo KanzeHideo KanzeThe Master
Nobuko OtowaNobuko OtowaThe Housemaid
Eimei EsumiEimei EsumiYoung man in the village
Daigo KusanoDaigo KusanoYoung man in the village
Nobuko MiyamotoNobuko MiyamotoYoung girl
Yoshinobu OgawaNeighbor / Son
Kaori ShimaNeighbor / Son's Wife
Taiji TonoyamaTaiji TonoyamaGonpachi
Eijirō TōnoEijirō TōnoNeighbor / Writer
Jūkichi UnoJūkichi UnoDoctor

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