
Memories of Matsuko(2006)
While combing through the belongings of his recently deceased aunt, Matsuko, nephew Sho pieces together the crucial events that sank Matsuko's life into a despairing tragedy.


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.

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

Reiko Hibiki
Mariko Ogasawara
Tsutomu Nakata
Diary of a Mad Old Man is a drama, comedy film released in 1962. Directed by Keigo Kimura, it stars So Yamamura, Ayako Wakao, Keizō Kawasaki. 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.
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