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Shikibu monogatari

3.719901h 52mMovieDrama

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…

DirectorKei Kumai
WriterKei Kumai

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Cast · Directed by Kei Kumai

EOEiji Okuda
Eiji Okuda
Toyoichi Otomo
MHMieko Harada
Mieko Harada
Terue Otomo
KKKyōko Kagawa
Kyōko Kagawa
Isa Otomo
KKKeiko Kishi
Keiko Kishi
Nun Chishu
ANAkemi Negishi
Akemi Negishi
Fuji
TSTetta Sugimoto
Tetta Sugimoto
Yumenosuke

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Shikibu monogatari hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around November 24, 1990. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.