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Genre
  
Drama

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Manji (film) movie poster

Director
  
Yasuzô Masumura
Writer
  
Kaneto Shindo, Junichiro Tanizaki (novel)

Manji


Manji (Japanese: 卍, Manji) is the title of several Japanese films based on the Japanese novel Quicksand written by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki in 1928.

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Manji (film) movie scenes

The theme is homosexuality between women. It was filmed in 1964, 1983, 1998 and 2006 in Japan.

Manji (film) movie scenes

Story

One day, Sonoko, a married woman having a husband, meets young, beautiful Mitsuko. Puzzled Sonoko is charmed by the beauty of Mitsuko, and two people fall into relations between women at the start.

1964 version

Cast and staff
  • Ayako Wakao as Mitsuko Tokumitsu
  • Kyōko Kishida as Sonoko Kakiuchi
  • Eiji Funakoshi as Kotaro Kakiuchi
  • director: Yasuzo Masumura
  • writer: Kaneto Shindō

    • 1983 version

    Cast and staff
  • Kanako Higuchi as Mitsuko Sido
  • Haruna Takase as Sonoko Kakiuchi
  • Yoshio Harada as Kotaro Kakiuchi
  • director: Hiroto Yokoyama

    • 1998 version

    Cast and staff
  • Kaori Sakagami as Sonoko
  • Tomoko Mayumi as Mitsuko
  • Sei Hiraizumi as Kotaro Kikiuchi
  • Director: Mitsunori Hattori

    • 2006 version

    Cast and staff
  • Fujiko as Mitsuko Sido
  • Cosmosco as Sonoko
  • Director and writer: Noboru Iguchi

    • References

    Manji (film) Wikipedia
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