Diary of a Mad Old Man

Year: 1962

Runtime: 98 mins

Language: Japanese

Director: Keigo Kimura

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Utsugi, a refined 77‑year‑old recovering from a stroke, finds his decaying body at odds with a still raging libido, unwittingly inflamed by the gentle attentions of his daughter‑in‑law Satsuko—a stylish, flamboyant dancer with a shadowy past. Though both pitiful and absurd, he shows no self‑pity, and his diary glows with self‑effacing humor.

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