Drama · Japan · 1992 · 1h 56m

The Strange Tale of Oyuki

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The Strange Tale of Oyuki poster
Director
Kaneto Shindō
Cast
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
Crew
Yoshiyuki Miyake — Director of Photography Yukio Watanabe — Editor Hikaru Hayashi — Original Music Composer Kaneto Shindō — Writer Kafu Nagai — Novel Jirô Shindô — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
eroticismprostitution
Key Collaborators
Kaneto Shindō Director Yoshiyuki Miyake Director of Photography Yukio Watanabe Editor Hikaru Hayashi Original Music Composer Kaneto Shindō Writer Kafu Nagai Novel Jirô Shindô Producer
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