Movie

Manji

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Sonoko is a married woman who gets to know a naive young woman, Mitsuko. Sonoko becomes enchanted with Mitsuko, and they begin a forbidden affair. The relationship comes to include Sonoko's husband, and the three begin a new life together... The affair features the nude actresses in daring lesbian love scenes. Film adaptation of Junichiro Tanizaki's literary masterpiece, "Manji."

Director

Mitsunori Hattori

Novela

Junichirō Tanizaki

Screenplay

Jun Miyamoto

Status

Released

Release date

06/03/1998

Original language

Japanese