The Strange Tale of Oyuki

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

Cast: Yuki Sumida, Masahiko Tsugawa, Kazuyo Asari, Daijirō Harada, Haruko Sugimura, Nobuko Otowa, Jun Hamamura, Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.