Diary of a Mad Old Man
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Utsugi, a seventy-seven-year-old man of refined tastes who is recovering from a stroke, discovers that, while his body is decaying, his libido still rages on -- unwittingly sparked by the gentle, kindly attentions of his daughter-in-law Satsuko, a chic, flashy dancer with a shady past. Pitiful and ridiculous as he is, Utsugi is without a trace of self-pity, and his diary shines with self-effacing good humor.
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Cast
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So Yamamura
Tokusuke Rôjin
Known for
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tokyo Story
Ayako Wakao
Satsuko
Known for
Street of Shame
Floating Weeds
Keizō Kawasaki
Jyokichi
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The Blue Sky Maiden
Chieko Higashiyama
Hama, Tokusuke's wife
Known for
Tokyo Story
Early Summer
Chieko Murata
Tamako
Known for
A Hen in the Wind
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
Yatsuko Tan'ami
Mutsuko
Known for
Sound of the Mountain
Mayumi Kurata
Known for
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Zatoichi's Revenge
Reiko Hibiki
Also in
Manji
Black Test Car
Mariko Ogasawara
Also in
Black Lizard
Seven Weeks
Tsutomu Nakata
Known for
Gamera, the Giant Monster
Tomo'o Nagai
Also in
Ikiru
Black River
Reiko Fujiwara
Known for
Zatoichi on the Road
Irezumi
Keigo Kimura Director · Junichirō Tanizaki Author Hirooki Ogawa Composer
First release October 20, 1962 · Produced in Japan · Production Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
Production
Daiei Film
Production
Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
Production
Japan
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Original title
瘋癲老人日記
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · October 20, 1962
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No release date listed for United States.
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