THE STRANGE TALE OF OYUKI (1992)

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The Strange Tale of Oyuki
Drama
June 6, 1992
Japanese
1h 56m
Japan
Kindai Eiga Kyokai
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.
Cast & Characters
Yuki Sumida
Oyuki
Masahiko Tsugawa
Kafu Nagai
Kazuyo Asari
Masago's owner
Daijirō Harada
Nagai
Haruko Sugimura
Kafu's Mother
Nobuko Otowa
Masa
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Take-san
Yoshiko Miyazaki
Ohisa
Yoshiyuki Omori
Satoru
Kei Satō
Detective
Tomomi Seo
Outa
Rokkō Toura
Follower
Koichi Ueda
Middle aged man
Yasuko Yagami
Kimi Kurosawa
Crew
Kaneto Shindo
Director
Kaneto Shindo
Writer
Kafu Nagai
Novel
Hikaru Hayashi
Original Music Composer
Yoshiyuki Miyake
Director of Photography
Jirô Shindô
Producer