Odd Obsession

1959 film by Kon Ichikawa
Movie film Q1056946
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Odd Obsession

Summary

Odd Obsession is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Odd Obsession received the Samuel Goldwyn International Award[3].
  • Odd Obsession received the Jury Prize[4].
  • Odd Obsession's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • Odd Obsession's director is recorded as Kon Ichikawa[6].
  • Odd Obsession's screenwriter is recorded as Jun'ichirō Tanizaki[7].
  • Odd Obsession's screenwriter is recorded as Kon Ichikawa[8].
  • Odd Obsession's screenwriter is recorded as Natto Wada[9].
  • Odd Obsession's composer is recorded as Yasushi Akutagawa[10].
  • Odd Obsession's genre is recorded as drama film[11].
  • Odd Obsession's genre is recorded as comedy film[12].
  • Odd Obsession's based on is recorded as The Key[13].
  • Odd Obsession's cast member is recorded as Machiko Kyō[14].
  • Odd Obsession's cast member is recorded as Tatsuya Nakadai[15].
  • Odd Obsession's cast member is recorded as Nakamura Ganjirō II[16].
  • Odd Obsession's cast member is recorded as Jun Hamamura[17].
  • Odd Obsession's cast member is recorded as Tanie Kitabayashi[18].
  • Odd Obsession's cast member is recorded as Kyū Sazanka[19].
  • Odd Obsession's cast member is recorded as Ichirō Sugai[20].
  • Odd Obsession's producer is recorded as Hiroaki Fujii[21].
  • Odd Obsession's producer is recorded as Masaichi Nagata[22].
  • Odd Obsession's director of photography is recorded as Kazuo Miyagawa[23].
  • Odd Obsession's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0052957[24].
  • Odd Obsession's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Japanese[25].
  • Odd Obsession's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[26].
  • Odd Obsession's color is recorded as black-and-white[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Hiroaki Fujii[21] and Masaichi Nagata[22]. Odd Obsession's director is recorded as Kon Ichikawa[6]. Screenwriters include Jun'ichirō Tanizaki[7], Kon Ichikawa[8], and Natto Wada[9]. Cast members include Machiko Kyō[14], Tatsuya Nakadai[15], Nakamura Ganjirō II[16], Jun Hamamura[17], Tanie Kitabayashi[18], and Kyū Sazanka[19].

Publication

Odd Obsession's publication date is recorded as +1959-06-23T00:00:00Z[28]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as Japanese[25]. Genres include drama film[11] and comedy film[12].

Reception

Awards received include Samuel Goldwyn International Award[3], a class of award[29] and Jury Prize[4], a Cannes Film Festival Awards[30], in France[31].

Why It Matters

Odd Obsession ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

What awards did Odd Obsession receive?

Honors received include Samuel Goldwyn International Award[3] and Jury Prize[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . wikidata.org.
  20. [4] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . cinematographers.nl. cinematographers.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . mydramalist.info. mydramalist.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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