Manji

Manji (1964)

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Based on a novel by Junichiro Tanizaki, this tongue-in-cheek melodrama by Japanese director Yasuzo Masumura tells the story of Sonoko (Kyoko Kishida), a housewife who becomes obsessed with another woman. Told in a series of flashbacks as she relates her tale to a novelist, the plot follows her… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 30 min.
Directed By
Yasuzo Masumura
Genres
Drama, Art House & International, Comedy
In Theaters
Jul 25, 1964 Wide
On DVD
Sep 17, 2003

Critic Reviews

  • Anton Bitel, Film4

    Masumura's marriage of convenience between the demure and the shocking is a classic of modernist cinema.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    It resembles a sexploitation film but with subliminal religious undertones.

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