Manji (film)

Manji (Japanese: 卍, Manji), titled Swastika in English, 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.

Japanese卍

Directed byYasuzo Masumura

Written byKaneto Shindō

Based onQuicksand by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

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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[1]
Starring	Ayako Wakao Kyōko Kishida Eiji Funakoshi Yūsuke Kawazu
Cinematography	Kobayashi Setuo[1]
Edited by	Tatsuji Nakasizu (中静達治)[1]
Music by	Tadashi Yamauchi[1]
Production company	Daiei Film[1]
Release date	25 July 1964 (1964-07-25)[1]
Running time	91 minutes[1]
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

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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.^{[citation needed]}