The Strange Tale of Oyuki
濹東綺譚
Release: 1992-06-06
·Runtime: 116m
·★ 8.0
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.
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
Kindai Eiga Kyokai
Cast
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
as Take-san
Masahiko Tsugawa
as Kafu Nagai
Kazuyo Asari
as Masago's owner
Jun Hamamura
Yoshiko Miyazaki
as Ohisa
Koichi Ueda
as Middle aged man
Yasuko Yagami
as Kimi Kurosawa
Daijirō Harada
as Nagai
Haruko Sugimura
as Kafu's Mother
Nobuko Otowa
as Masa
Jiro Kawarazaki
Yoshiyuki Omori
as Satoru
Kei Satō
as Detective
Rokkō Toura
as Follower
