Shikibu monogatari (1990)
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.
Director:
Kei Kumai
Writer:
Kei Kumai
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Eiji Okuda as Toyoichi Otomo |
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Mieko Harada as Terue Otomo |
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Kyōko Kagawa as Isa Otomo |
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Keiko Kishi as Nun Chishu |
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Akemi Negishi as Fuji |
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Tetta Sugimoto as Yumenosuke |
| Camera | Masao Tochizawa | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Osamu Inoue | Editor |
| Directing | Kazuo Hara | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Kei Kumai | Director |
| Art | Takeo Kimura | Production Design |
| Writing | Akimoto Matsuyo | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Kei Kumai | Screenplay |
| Sound | Teizō Matsumura | Original Music Composer |
