Shikibu monogatari
5.7
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.
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Cast
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Eiji Okuda
Toyoichi Otomo
Known for
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
If Cats Disappeared from the World
Mieko Harada
Terue Otomo
Known for
Ran
The Hours of My Life
Kei Kumai
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What's a Director?
Teizô Matsumura
Kazunobu Yamaguchi
Kyōko Kagawa
Isa Otomo
Known for
High and Low
Sansho the Bailiff
Masao Tochizawa
Keiko Kishi
Nun Chishu
Known for
The Makioka Sisters
Early Spring
Takeo Kimura
Akemi Negishi
Fuji
Known for
Anatahan
Sex and Fury
Akimoto Matsuyo
Tetta Sugimoto
Yumenosuke
Known for
Departures
Reincarnation
Kei Kumai Director · Akimoto Matsuyo Author Teizō Matsumura Composer
First release August 29, 1990 · Produced in Japan · Original title 式部物語
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Seiyu
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Japan
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Original title
式部物語
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Canada · August 29, 1990
Montréal World Film Festival premiere
Japan · October 6, 1990
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