

The Strange Tale of Oyuki
June 6, 1992•1h 56m•★ 7.8
Drama
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 ShindōWriters
Cast

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
?
Yoshiyuki Omori
Satoru

Kei Satō
Detective
?
Tomomi Seo
Outa

Rokkō Toura
Follower

Koichi Ueda
Middle aged man

Yasuko Yagami
Kimi Kurosawa