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The Key poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 67.1 / 100
1959·Comedy / Drama·1h 47m

THE KEY

“See it from the beginning - it will thrill you all the more!”

A middle-aged husband of a younger woman finds her youth intimidating to the point that he cannot become aroused. His solution involves the introduction of his daughter's lover to his wife.

Above the Line
Kon Ichikawa·DirectorKeiji Hasebe·ScreenplayKon Ichikawa·ScreenplayKazuo Miyagawa·Director of PhotographyYasushi Akutagawa·Original Music ComposerKon Ichikawa·Editor
Cast
Machiko Kyō·Ikuko KenmochiGanjirō Nakamura II·Kenji KenmochiJunko Kano·Toshiko KenmochiTatsuya Nakadai·KimuraTanie Kitabayashi·HanaIchirō Sugai·MasseurMantarō Ushio·Dr. KodamaKyū Sazanka·Curio DealerMayumi Kurata·KoikeHikaru Hoshi·Police Detective
Full Crew
(16 credits)
Directing· 1
Kon Ichikawa·Director
Writing· 4
Keiji Hasebe·ScreenplayKon Ichikawa·ScreenplayNatto Wada·ScreenplayJunichirō Tanizaki·Novel
Camera· 1
Kazuo Miyagawa·Director of Photography
Editing· 2
Kon Ichikawa·EditorTatsuji Nakashizu·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Yasushi Akutagawa·Original Music ComposerKen'ichi Nishii·Sound
Art & Design· 4
Shimokawahara Tomoo·Art DirectionYoshio Ueno·Costume DesignTokujirô Harashima·Set DecorationYoshiki Nomura·Makeup Artist
Production· 1
Masaichi Nagata·Producer
Other Departments· 1
Yukio Itō·Lighting Technician
By the Numbers
67.1
OF 100
Master Score
6.8
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind The Key's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#0F3162
#FFFFFF
#A3643D
Mood
Romantic, Dramatic
Composition
Layered
Era
1950s
Visual Style
Painted

“The movie poster features a large, white, distressed key shape dominating the left side, with a rectangular frame on the upper right showing a man and a woman k”

romancedrama
Key Elements
Key ShapeBoatBags
Atmosphere
Stormy, Warm
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Ocean
Design Score
7/10
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