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The Strange Tale of Oyuki

(1992)

June 6, 1992 1h 56m
78%
TMDB Score

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.

Kaneto Shindō

Director

Top Billed Cast

YS

Yuki Sumida

Oyuki

MT

Masahiko Tsugawa

Kafu Nagai

KA

Kazuyo Asari

Masago's owner

DH

Daijirō Harada

Nagai

HS

Haruko Sugimura

Kafu's Mother

NO

Nobuko Otowa

Masa

JH

Jun Hamamura

CK

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Take-san

JK

Jiro Kawarazaki

YM

Yoshiko Miyazaki

Ohisa

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