The Strange Tale of Oyuki
濹東綺譚
Drama
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.
1992-06-06
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Cast
Director
Kaneto Shindō
Yuki Sumida as Oyuki
Masahiko Tsugawa as Kafu Nagai
Kazuyo Asari as Masago's owner
Daijirō Harada as Nagai
Haruko Sugimura as Kafu's Mother
Nobuko Otowa as Masa
Jun Hamamura
Chōichirō Kawarasaki as Take-san
Jiro Kawarazaki
Yoshiko Miyazaki as Ohisa
Kei Satō as Detective
Rokkō Toura as Follower
Koichi Ueda as Middle aged man
Yasuko Yagami as Kimi Kurosawa