Lost Sex
1966, Japanese. Directed by Kaneto Shindō.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 27 August 1966
- Original title
- 本能
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Kaneto Shindō
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Lost Sex runs 97 minutes (1h 37m).
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Lost Sex isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 27 August 1966. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Lost Sex?
Lost Sex (1966) was directed by Kaneto Shindō and stars Hideo Kanze, Nobuko Otowa, Eimei Esumi.