A late film from Kaneto Shindo, he was 80 when he made this, and there is little to link with his...
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.
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The Strange Tale of Oyuki
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- Cast
- Crew
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Status
Released
Release Date
Jun 6, 1992
Runtime
1h 56m
Genres
Drama
User Score
80%
Original Title
濹東綺譚
Production Companies
Kindai Eiga Kyokai
Director
Kaneto Shindō
Description
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.