The Strange Tale of Oyuki

1992 PG-13 1h 56m

7.8 / 10 4

RATING

7.8/10

YOUR RATING

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.

Director Kaneto Shindō

Writers

Kaneto Shindō Kafu Nagai

Stars

Yuki Sumida Masahiko Tsugawa Kazuyo Asari

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chris_firefly 15 Jul 2012

A late film from Kaneto Shindo, he was 80 when he made this, and there is little to link with his earlier, classic, Onibaba, except perhaps that it is the ladies who are always so busy. There is also a wonderful scene where a trio of gents have gathered to naked naughty pictures and whilst the gorgeous Yuki Sumida is quite naked, there are fully dressed and wearing decorative and rather spooky mas...