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.
Title | Shikibu monogatari |
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Year | 1990 |
Genre | Drama |
Country | Japan |
Studio | Seiyu |
Cast | Eiji Okuda, Mieko Harada, Kyōko Kagawa, Keiko Kishi, Akemi Negishi, Tetta Sugimoto |
Crew | Masao Tochizawa (Director of Photography), Osamu Inoue (Editor), Kazuo Hara (Assistant Director), Kei Kumai (Director), Teizō Matsumura (Music), Takeo Kimura (Production Design) |
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Release | Oct 06, 1990 |
Runtime | 112 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 1.00 / 10 by 1 users |