
Film
Shikibu monogatari
1990· 1h 52m· Drama
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.
1990-10-06
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Cast & Characters
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Key Crew
DirectorKei Kumai
ScreenplayKei Kumai
Director of PhotographyMasao Tochizawa
Original Music ComposerTeizō Matsumura
EditorOsamu Inoue
Full cast & crew (6 cast · 8 crew)
Details
Released1990-10-06
Runtime1h 52m
StatusReleased
StudiosSeiyu
LanguagesJapanese
CountriesJapan
Rating3.7/10 · 3 votes
Original languageja
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