Kagi

Kagi may refer to:

  • Kagi (island), in the Kaafu Atoll
  • KAGI, a radio station licensed to Grants Pass, Oregon
  • The Japanese and Hokkien name for Chiayi, Taiwan
  • Kagi chart, used for tracking price movements and to make decisions on purchasing stock
  • John Henry Kagi (18351859), American abolitionist
  • Kagi, a novel written by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki in 1956, published in English as The Key
  • Kagi, a 1959 film based on the novel, also released as Odd Obsession
  • Kagi.com an e-commerce micropayment platform often used for processing shareware and e-book purchases.
  • Kägi, a Swiss chocolate wafer brand
  • See also

  • Kage (disambiguation)
  • Kaafu Atoll

    Kaafu Atoll (also known as Malé Atholhu) is an administrative division of the Maldives. It consists of Kaashidhoo Island, Gahaafaru Atoll, and Malé Atoll (which includes the North Malé Atoll and the South Malé Atoll). It also has a number of uninhabited islands. Its capital is Thulusdhoo.

    Malé, capital of the Maldives is naturally located within the North Malé Atoll, but it is not part of the Kaafu administrative division.

    NOTE: Haa Alifu, Haa Dhaalu, Shaviyani, Noonu, Raa, Baa, Kaafu, etc. are code letters assigned to the present administrative divisions of the Maldives. They are not the proper names of the natural atolls that make up these divisions. Some atolls are divided into two administrative divisions while other divisions are made up of two or more natural atolls. The order followed by the code letters is from North to South, beginning with the first letters of the Thaana alphabet used in Dhivehi. These code letters are not accurate from the geographical and cultural point of view. However, they have become popular among tourists and foreigners in the Maldives who find them easier to pronounce than the true atoll names in Dhivehi, (save a few exceptions, like Ari Atoll).

    The Key (Tanizaki novel)

    The Key (Kagi, 鍵), is a novel written by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki in 1956. The story was translated into English by Howard Hibbett and published by Vintage International Books.

    Synopsis

    The entire story is written in diary form, alternating between the entries of an elderly man who decides to spice up his ailing marriage with a series of intrigues and that of his much younger wife, who complies with her husband's desires without letting him know she is aware of his schemes.

    Film Adaptations

  • The story was made into the 1960 film, Odd Obsession, directed by Kon Ichikawa.
  • This novel was also the basis for the 1983 movie of the same name by Italian director Tinto Brass, with the story relocated to Fascist Italy.
  • A 2014 movie of the same name, directed by American Jefery Levy, was loosely based on the novel.
  • Characters

  • The Husband
  • Ikuko, his wife
  • Toshiko, their daughter
  • Mr. Kimura, the daughter's (potential) fiance.
  • References

  • Hibbett, Howard, trans. "The Key". Tanizaki Junichiro. New York: Vintage, 2004
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