The Strange Tale of Oyuki
06/06/1992
2h



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.
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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
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