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.
Directed by
Kaneto Shindō
Written by
Kaneto Shindō
Kei Satō
Detective
Yoshiko Miyazaki
Ohisa
Nobuko Otowa
Masa
Masahiko Tsugawa
Kafu Nagai
Haruko Sugimura
Kafu's Mother
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Take-san
Jun Hamamura
Koichi Ueda
Middle aged man
Rokkō Toura
Follower
Yasuko Yagami
Kimi Kurosawa
Daijirō Harada
Nagai
Yoshiyuki Omori
Satoru
Jiro Kawarazaki
Kazuyo Asari
Masago's owner
Yuki Sumida
Oyuki
Tomomi Seo
Outa

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