The Strange Tale of Oyuki

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Yuki Sumida

Oyuki

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Masahiko Tsugawa

Kafu Nagai

Age : 78 | Popularity : 3%

Kazuyo Asari

Masago's owner

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Daijirô Harada

Nagai

Age : 80 | Popularity : 5%

Haruko Sugimura

Kafu's Mother

Age : 88 | Popularity : 3%

Nobuko Otowa

Masa

Age : 69 | Popularity : 13%

Jun Hamamura

Age : 89 | Popularity : 4%

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Take-san

Age : 64 | Popularity : 5%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Kaneto Shindō
Writing	Writer	Kaneto Shindō
	Novel	Kafu Nagai
Sound	Music	Hikaru Hayashi
Art	Art Direction	Shigemori Shigeta
Production	Producer	Jirô Shindô
Camera	Director of Photography	Yoshiyuki Miyake
Editing	Editor	Yukio Watanabe
Department	Role	Name

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