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Shikibu monogatari (1990)
Toyoichi Otomo suffers from psychological and spiritual troubles after a horrific industrial accident. He lives with his elderly mother and wife near Mt. Aso in rural Kyushu. He seeks solace in a small religious group run by Buddhist nun Chishu-bo who claims to be the 68th descendant of famed 11th century poet Izumi Shikibu. The members of her sect regard her as a living saint. Yet instead of balming his soul, she riles his libido by playing a sexual cat-and-mouse game with the fragile Toyoichi. When she does bed him, it leads to a miracle healing -- followed by a terrible calamity.
Genres:
Drama
Keywords: imdb.japan,
imdb.religion,
imdb.religious-fanaticism,
imdb.written-by-director,
imdb.reincarnation,
imdb.buddhism,
imdb.curing-the-sick-and-cripled + 28 more,
imdb.taking-on-someone-else-s-illness,
imdb.reference-to-shikibu-the-11th-century-poetess,
imdb.healing,
imdb.mental-illness,
imdb.factory-accident,
imdb.husband-wife-relationship,
imdb.cheating-wife,
imdb.mother-son-relationship,
imdb.extramarital-affair,
imdb.adultery,
imdb.unfaithfulness,
imdb.infidelity,
imdb.religious-sect,
imdb.priestess,
imdb.infatuation,
imdb.reference-to-buddha,
imdb.sex,
imdb.manipulative-woman,
imdb.disciple,
imdb.crying-woman,
imdb.crying-man,
imdb.falling-from-height,
imdb.falling-off-a-cliff,
imdb.religious-extremism,
imdb.legend,
imdb.power-of-healing,
imdb.mountain,
imdb.based-on-play
Production Companies: Seiyu Production,
Seiyu
Runtime: 112 min.
Released: Oct. 6, 1990
Status: Released
Certification: NR
