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Rating: 8/10 by 3 users

The Strange Tale of Oyuki (1992)

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.

Directing:
  • Kaneto Shindō
Writing:
  • Kaneto Shindō
  • Kafu Nagai
Stars:
Release Date: Sat, Jun 06, 1992

Rating: 8/10 by 3 users

Alternative Title:
Bokutō kidan - JP
Romantický příběh od řeky Sumida - CZ
Сказка восточного берега - RU
Удивительная история с восточного берега - RU
墨東綺譚 - JP

Country:
Japan
Language:
日本語
Runtime: 01 hour 56 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0

Plot Keyword: eroticism, prostitution

chris_firefly

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 masks. It is a bitter sweet tale of an older writer and his flings with ladies of the night, culminating with a more regular relationship with the aforementioned Ms Sumida. Very well told with lots of Tokyo period detail and very much skin. Frequent and graceful are the sexual bouts ensure there is never a dull moment and a colourful and thoughtful story excellently portrayed by Shindo.


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