Diary of a Mad Old Man (1962)
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.
Director:
Keigo Kimura
Writer:
Keigo Kimura
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So Yamamura as Tokusuke Rôjin |
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Ayako Wakao as Satsuko |
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Keizō Kawasaki as Jyokichi |
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Chieko Higashiyama as Hama, Tokusuke's wife |
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Chieko Murata as Tamako |
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Yatsuko Tan'ami as Mutsuko |
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Mayumi Kurata as |
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Reiko Hibiki as |
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Mariko Ogasawara as |
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Tsutomu Nakata as |
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Tomo'o Nagai as |
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Reiko Fujiwara as |
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Ikuko Mōri as |
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Ryuichi Ishii as |
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Osamu Maruyama as |
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Rin Sugimori as |
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Teppei Endō as |
| Directing | Keigo Kimura | Director |
| Writing | Junichirō Tanizaki | Novel |
| Production | Masaichi Nagata | Producer |
| Art | Atsuji Shibata | Art Direction |
| Camera | Nobuo Munekawa | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Keigo Kimura | Screenplay |
| Sound | Hirooki Ogawa | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Takeo Suda | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | Tsunekichi Shibata | Lighting Technician |