Shikibu monogatari

10/06/1990

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1hr 52min

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Drama

STORY

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 & CREW

    Cast

  • Eiji Okuda
  • Mieko Harada
  • Kyōko Kagawa
  • Keiko Kishi
  • Akemi Negishi

    Directors

  • Kazuo Hara
  • Kei Kumai

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Seiyu

    Production Countries

  • Japan

LANGUAGES

  • Japanese