The Strange Tale of Oyuki
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.
Genre: Drama
Cast: Yuki Sumida, Masahiko Tsugawa, Kazuyo Asari, Daijirô Harada, Haruko Sugimura, Nobuko Otowa, Jun Hamamura, Chōichirō Kawarasaki, Jiro Kawarazaki, Yoshiko Miyazaki, Yoshiyuki Omori, Kei Satō, Tomomi Seo
Crew: Kaneto Shindō (Director), Kaneto Shindō (Writer), Yukio Watanabe (Editor), Yoshiyuki Miyake (Director of Photography), Hikaru Hayashi (Music)