Manji (film)

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

Manji
Directed byYasuzo Masumura (1964)
              Hiroto Yokoyama (1983)
              Mitsunori Hattori (1998)
Noboru Iguchi (2006)
Written byKaneto Shindō (1964)
Based onJapanese novel "Quicksand" by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
StarringAyako Wakao (1964)
              Kyōko Kishida (1964)
              Eiji Funakoshi (1964)
              Yūsuke Kawazu (1964)
              Kanako Higuchi (1983)
              Haruna Takase (1983)
              Yoshio Harada (1983)
              Kaori Sakagami (1998)
              Tomoko Mayumi (1998)
              Sei Hiraizumi (1998)
              Fujiko (2006)
Cosmosco (2006)
Release date
1964 (1964 adaptation)
              1983 (1983 adaptation)
              1998 (1998 adaptation)
2006 (2006 adaptation)
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

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

Story

Sonoko, a bored married woman, falls for a fellow art student, the young and beautiful Mitsuko. The relationship develops and starts to affect and involve their partners.

1964 film

Cast and staff

1983 version

Cast and staff

1998 version

Cast and staff

2006 version

Cast and staff

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