Manji (film)

Manji
Manji
	Japanese DVD cover of 1964 release
Japanese	卍
Directed by	Yasuzo Masumura
Written by	Kaneto Shindō
Based on	Quicksand by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
Produced by	Saito Yonejiro
Starring	Ayako Wakao; Kyōko Kishida; Eiji Funakoshi; Yūsuke Kawazu;
Cinematography	Kobayashi Setuo
Edited by	Tatsuji Nakasizu (中静達治)
Music by	Tadashi Yamauchi
Production; company	Daiei Film
Release date	25 July 1964;
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

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]

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)

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[JMDb-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "卍". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 February 2025.

[2] Première (in French). Hachette Filipacchi Associés. 2005.

[Buckley-3] Buckley, Sandra, ed. (2001). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Japanese Culture (1st ed.). London, England: Routledge. pp. 198, 298, 501. ISBN 978-0415143448.

[Bienati-4] 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-5] 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.

[Cinemas+-6] "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.

[Natalie-7] "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.

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