Diary of a Mad Old Man
Utsugi, a seventy-seven-year-old man of refined tastes who is recovering from a stroke, discovers that, while his body is decaying, his libido still rages on -- unwittingly sparked by the gentle, kindly attentions of his daughter-in-law Satsuko, a chic, flashy dancer with a shady past. Pitiful and ridiculous as he is, Utsugi is without a trace of self-pity, and his diary shines with self-effacing good humor.
Cast: Sō Yamamura, Ayako Wakao, Keizô Kawasaki, Chieko Higashiyama, Chieko Murata, Yatsuko Tan'ami, Mayumi Kurata, Reiko Hibiki, Mariko Ogasawara, Tsutomu Nakata, Tomo'o Nagai, Reiko Fujiwara, Ikuko Mōri
Crew: Junichirō Tanizaki (Novel), Keigo Kimura (Director), Masaichi Nagata (Producer), Atsuji Shibata (Art Direction), Hirooki Ogawa (Original Music Composer)