The Strange Tale of Oyuki

7.819921h 56mReleased

Drama

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.

StatusReleased

Release Date1992-06-06

Runtime1h 56m

Languages日本語

CountriesJapan

Keywords

eroticism

prostitution

Cast & Crew

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

Reviews

chris_firefly

Jul 15, 2012

A late film from Kaneto Shindo, he was 80 when he made this, and there is little to link with his earlier, classic, Onibaba, except perhaps that it is the ladies who are always so busy. There is also a wonderful scene where a trio of gents have gathered to naked naughty pictures and whilst the gorgeous Yuki Sumida is quite naked, there are fully dr…

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