Shikibu monogatari

Synopsis

Toyoichi Otomo suffers from psychological and spiritual troubles after a horrific industrial accident. He lives with his elderly mother and wife near Mt. Aso in rural Kyushu. He seeks solace in a small religious group run by Buddhist nun Chishu-bo who claims to be the 68th descendant of famed 11th century poet Izumi Shikibu. The members of her sect regard her as a living saint. Yet instead of balming his soul, she riles his libido by playing a sexual cat-and-mouse game with the fragile Toyoichi. When she does bed him, it leads to a miracle healing -- followed by a terrible calamity.

Main Cast

Eiji Okuda

Toyoichi Otomo

Age : 74 | Popularity : 3%

Mieko Harada

Terue Otomo

Age : 65 | Popularity : 7%

Kyōko Kagawa

Isa Otomo

Age : 92 | Popularity : 3%

Keiko Kishi

Nun Chishu

Age : 91 | Popularity : 3%

Akemi Negishi

Fuji

Age : 73 | Popularity : 3%

Tetta Sugimoto

Yumenosuke

Age : 58 | Popularity : 7%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Screenplay	Kei Kumai
	Theatre Play	Akimoto Matsuyo
Directing	Director	Kei Kumai
	Assistant Director	Kazuo Hara
Sound	Music	Teizô Matsumura
Camera	Director of Photography	Masao Tochizawa
Editing	Editor	Osamu Inoue
Art	Production Design	Takeo Kimura
Department	Role	Name

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