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Manji

Manji

Drama · 1964

The four principals in a love affair collide when jealousy, blackmail and suicide enter the picture.

Movie details

Manji

1964 Drama 1h 31m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.8 / 10

1.2K votes

TMDB

6.5 / 10

Community rating

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The four principals in a love affair collide when jealousy, blackmail and suicide enter the picture.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Manji?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Yasuzō Masumura

Written by

Kaneto Shindō

Ayako Wakao

Ayako Wakao

Mitsuko Tokumitsu

Kyôko Kishida

Kyôko Kishida

Sonoko Kakiuchi

Eiji Funakoshi

Eiji Funakoshi

Kotaro Kakiuchi

Yūsuke Kawazu

Yūsuke Kawazu

Eijiro Watanuki

Kyū Sazanka

Kyū Sazanka

Principal

K

Ken Mitsuda

Novelist

Fumiko Murata

Fumiko Murata

Ume

Court is in session

Put Manji on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.