Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
"The Berlin Affair" ("Interno berlinese"), made in 1985, was loosely based on the novel "Quicksand" by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki. Set in Berlin in 1938, on the verge of war, the film tells the story of a German official working for the foreign office and his wife, both of whom are seduced by the young daughter of the Japanese Ambassador to the Third Reich and are dragged into a perverse love triangle.