Manji (film)
Manji (Japanese: 卍, Manji) is a 1964 Japanese drama film directed by Yasuzo Masumura,[2][3] starring Ayako Wakao and Kyōko Kishida. The screenplay written by Kaneto Shindō is based on the 1928 novel Quicksand by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki. The theme of sexual excess includes homosexuality between women.
The 1964 release of Manji is the first film adaptation of the novel.[4] It was followed by four additional film versions, in 1983, 1998, 2006, and 2023.
Synopsis
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.
Cast
- Ayako Wakao as Mitsuko Tokumitsu
- Kyōko Kishida as Sonoko Kakiuchi
- Eiji Funakoshi as Kotaro Kakiuchi
- Yūsuke Kawazu as Eijirō Watanuki
Other adaptations of Quicksand
1983
- Cast
- Kanako Higuchi as Mitsuko Sido
- Haruna Takase as Sonoko Kakiuchi
- Yoshio Harada as Kotaro Kakiuchi
- Production
- director: Hiroto Yokoyama[3]
1998
- Cast
- Kaori Sakagami as Sonoko
- Tomoko Mayumi as Mitsuko
- Sei Hiraizumi as Kotaro Kikiuchi
- Production
- director: Mitsunori Hattori[4]
2006
- Cast
- Fujiko as Mitsuko Sido
- Cosmosco as Sonoko
- Production
- director, writer: Noboru Iguchi[5]
2023
- Manami Shindo as Mitsuko Tokunaga
- Noriko Kijima as Sonoko Kakiuchi
- Production
- director: Kishū Izuchi[6][7]
See also
- Historical use of manji (卍) in Japan
- The Berlin Affair – 1985 film based on Quicksand by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
- List of feature films with lesbian characters
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "卍". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 February 2025.
- ^ Première (in French). Hachette Filipacchi Associés. 2005.
- ^ a b Buckley, Sandra, ed. (2001). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Japanese Culture (1st ed.). London, England: Routledge. pp. 198, 298, 501. ISBN 978-0415143448.
- ^ a b Bienati, Luisa; Ruperti, Bonaventura, eds. (2009). The Grand Old Man and the Great Tradition: Essays on Tanizaki Jun'ichiro in Honor of Adriana Boscaro. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan. pp. 125–128. doi:10.3998/mpub.9340226. ISBN 978-1929280551.
- ^ Mori, Naoto, ed. (2006). 日本発映画ゼロ世代 : 新しいJムーヴィーの読み方 [The Zero Generation of Japanese Films: How to Read the New J Movie] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Firumu Ātosha. ISBN 978-4845906826. OCLC 68047950.
- ^ "谷崎潤一郎「卍」新解釈オリジナル脚本で映画化！メインビジュアル・予告編・場面写真一挙解禁" [Jun'ichirō Tanizaki's "Manji" adapted as a film with a new interpretation and original script! Trailer, poster, and stills released]. Cinemas+ (in Japanese). June 16, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
- ^ "人妻が美しき小悪魔に惹かれていく…谷崎潤一郎の小説をもとにした映画「卍」公開" [A married woman is attracted to a beautiful little devil... The film "Manji" based on Jun'ichirō Tanizaki's novel is released]. Natalie (in Japanese). June 16, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
External links
- Manji at IMDb (1964)
- 卍 Manji (1964) at Japanese Film Database (in Japanese) (with English translation)
- 卍 Swastika (1964) / Manji on AllMovie
- 卍（まんじ）修復版 (Swastika (Manji) restored edition) (1964) at Kadokawa (in Japanese)
- Manji at IMDb (1983)
- Manji at IMDb (1998)
- Manji at IMDb (2006)
- 卍 / Manji (2006) Official website (Archive) (in Japanese)
- Manji at IMDb (2023)
- 卍 Manji (2023) Official website (in Japanese)