Film
Shikibu monogatari
1990 · 1h 52m · Drama
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Overview
Toyoichi Otomo suffers from psychological and spiritual troubles after a horrific industrial accident. He lives with his elderly mother and wife near Mt. Aso in rural Kyushu. He seeks solace in a small religious group run by Buddhist nun Chishu-bo who claims to be the 68th descendant of famed 11th century poet Izumi Shikibu. The members of her sect regard her as a living saint. Yet instead of balming his soul, she riles his libido by playing a sexual cat-and-mouse game with the fragile Toyoichi. When she does bed him, it leads to a miracle healing -- followed by a terrible calamity.
Cast
Eiji Okuda
Toyoichi Otomo
Mieko Harada
Terue Otomo
Kyōko Kagawa
Isa Otomo
Keiko Kishi
Nun Chishu
Akemi Negishi
Fuji
Tetta Sugimoto
Yumenosuke
Crew
- Kei KumaiDirector · Screenplay
- Masao TochizawaDirector of Photography
- Teizō MatsumuraOriginal Music Composer
- Osamu InoueEditor
Details
- Release date
- October 6, 1990
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Genres
- Drama
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