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The Strange Tale of Oyuki

19928.0 / 10116 min
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.

Cast

Yuki Sumida

Yuki Sumida

Oyuki

Masahiko Tsugawa

Masahiko Tsugawa

Kafu Nagai

Kazuyo Asari

Kazuyo Asari

Masago's owner

Daijirô Harada

Daijirô Harada

Nagai

Haruko Sugimura

Haruko Sugimura

Kafu's Mother

Nobuko Otowa

Nobuko Otowa

Masa

Jun Hamamura

Jun Hamamura

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Take-san

Jiro Kawarazaki

Jiro Kawarazaki

Yoshiko Miyazaki

Yoshiko Miyazaki

Ohisa

Yoshiyuki Omori

Yoshiyuki Omori

Satoru

Kei Satō

Kei Satō

Detective

Tomomi Seo

Tomomi Seo

Outa

Rokkō Toura

Rokkō Toura

Follower

Koichi Ueda

Koichi Ueda

Middle aged man

Yasuko Yagami

Yasuko Yagami

Kimi Kurosawa

Crew

Kaneto Shindō

Kaneto Shindō

Director

Kaneto Shindō

Kaneto Shindō

Writer

Kafu Nagai

Kafu Nagai

Novel

Hikaru Hayashi

Hikaru Hayashi

Original Music Composer

Jirô Shindô

Jirô Shindô

Producer

Yoshiyuki Miyake

Yoshiyuki Miyake

Director of Photography

Yukio Watanabe

Yukio Watanabe

Editor

Shigemori Shigeta

Shigemori Shigeta

Art Direction