The Strange Tale of Oyuki

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.

Directed by Kaneto Shindō

Top cast

Y

Yuki Sumida

Oyuki

Masahiko Tsugawa

Kafu Nagai

Kazuyo Asari

Masago's owner

Daijirō Harada

Nagai

Haruko Sugimura

Kafu's Mother

Nobuko Otowa

Masa

Jun Hamamura

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Take-san

Jiro Kawarazaki

Yoshiko Miyazaki

Ohisa

Y

Yoshiyuki Omori

Satoru

Kei Satō

Detective

T

Tomomi Seo

Outa

Rokkō Toura

Follower

Koichi Ueda

Middle aged man

Yasuko Yagami

Kimi Kurosawa

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