| Manji | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Yasuzo Masumura (1964)
Hiroto Yokoyama (1983)
Mitsunori Hattori (1998)
Noboru Iguchi (2006) |
| Written by | Kaneto Shindō (1964) |
| Based on | Japanese novel "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 date | 1964 (1964 adaptation)
1983 (1983 adaptation)
1998 (1998 adaptation)
2006 (2006 adaptation) |
| 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 and 2006 in Japan.
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.