Manji (film)

Manji
Manji
Directed by	Yasuzo Masumura (1964); Hiroto Yokoyama (1983); Mitsunori Hattori (1998); Noboru Iguchi (2006)
Written by	Kaneto Shindō (1964)
Based on	Quicksand by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
Starring	Ayako 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 dates	1964; 1983; 1998; 2006
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

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

The theme is sexual excess, and includes homosexuality between women. It was filmed in 1964, 1983, 1998, 2006, and 2023 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

Ayako Wakao as Mitsuko Tokumitsu
Kyōko Kishida as Sonoko Kakiuchi
Eiji Funakoshi as Kotaro Kakiuchi
Yūsuke Kawazu as Eijirō Watanuki
director: Yasuzo Masumura
writer: Kaneto Shindō

1983 version

Cast and staff

Kanako Higuchi as Mitsuko Sido
Haruna Takase as Sonoko Kakiuchi
Yoshio Harada as Kotaro Kakiuchi
director: Hiroto Yokoyama

1998 version

Cast and staff

Kaori Sakagami as Sonoko
Tomoko Mayumi as Mitsuko
Sei Hiraizumi as Kotaro Kikiuchi
Director: Mitsunori Hattori

2006 version

Cast and staff

Fujiko as Mitsuko Sido
Cosmosco as Sonoko
Director and writer: Noboru Iguchi

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