Diary of a Mad Old Man

1h 38m
DramaComedy
6.5

Utsugi, a seventy-seven-year-old man of refined tastes who is recovering from a stroke, discovers that, while his body is decaying, his libido still rages on -- unwittingly sparked by the gentle, kindly attentions of his daughter-in-law Satsuko, a chic, flashy dancer with a shady past. Pitiful and ridiculous as he is, Utsugi is without a trace of self-pity, and his diary shines with self-effacing good humor.

Cast

So Yamamura
Tokusuke Rôjin
Ayako Wakao
Satsuko
Keizō Kawasaki
Jyokichi
Chieko Higashiyama
Hama, Tokusuke's wife
Chieko Murata
Tamako
Yatsuko Tan'ami
Mutsuko
Mayumi Kurata
Unknown
Reiko Hibiki
Unknown
Mariko Ogasawara
Unknown
Tsutomu Nakata
Unknown
Tomo'o Nagai
Unknown
Reiko Fujiwara
Unknown
Ikuko Mōri
Unknown
Ryuichi Ishii
Unknown
Osamu Maruyama
Unknown
Rin Sugimori
Unknown
Teppei Endō
Unknown

Crew

Keigo Kimura
Director, Screenplay
Junichirō Tanizaki
Novel
Nobuo Munekawa
Director of Photography
Masaichi Nagata
Producer
Takeo Suda
Sound Recordist
Tsunekichi Shibata
Lighting Technician
Hirooki Ogawa
Original Music Composer
Atsuji Shibata
Art Direction

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