Shikibu monogatari
1990, Japanese. Directed by Kei Kumai.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 6 October 1990
- Original title
- 式部物語
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Kei Kumai
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Shikibu monogatari runs 112 minutes (1h 52m).
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Who directed Shikibu monogatari?
Shikibu monogatari (1990) was directed by Kei Kumai and stars Eiji Okuda, Mieko Harada, Kyōko Kagawa.