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The Strange Tale of Oyuki (1992)
Directed by Kaneto Shindō
Overview
A story of Japanese writer Kafu Nagai (1879-1959), a man about sixty with a huge reputation of seducer who falls madly in love for a young geisha named Oyuki. Meticulous and smartly dressed, Nagai patiently wrote in his diary his thoughts during many years. A melancholy reflection on the passage of time and a brilliant interpretive exercise.
Length 116 minutes
Actors
Yuki Sumida | Masahiko Tsugawa | Kazuyo Asari | Daijiro Harada | Haruko Sugimura | Nobuko Otowa | Jun Hamamura | Choichiro Kawarazaki | Jiro Kawarazaki | Yoshiko Miyazaki | Yoshiyuki Omori | Kei Satō | Tomomi Seo | Rokkô Toura | Kôichi Ueda | Yasuko Yagami