Shikibu monogatari (1990)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1990-10-06
Runtime: 112 minutes
Director: Kei Kumai
Top Cast
- Eiji Okuda as Toyoichi Otomo
- Mieko Harada as Terue Otomo
- Kyōko Kagawa as Isa Otomo
- Keiko Kishi as Nun Chishu
- Akemi Negishi as Fuji
- Tetta Sugimoto as Yumenosuke
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