is a 1964 Japanese

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directed by Yasuzo Masumura, starring Ayako Wakao and

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. The screenplay written by

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is based on the 1928 novel ''

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'' by

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. The theme of sexual excess includes

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between women. The 1964 release of ''Manji'' is the first film adaptation of the novel. 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 *

as Sonoko Kakiuchi *

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as Kotaro Kakiuchi *

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as Eijirō Watanuki

Other adaptations of ''Quicksand''

1983

;Cast *

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as Mitsuko Sido *Haruna Takase as Sonoko Kakiuchi *

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as Kotaro Kakiuchi ;Production *director: Hiroto Yokoyama

1998

;Cast *

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as Sonoko *Tomoko Mayumi as Mitsuko *

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as Kotaro Kikiuchi ;Production *director: Mitsunori Hattori

2006

;Cast * Fujiko as Mitsuko Sido *Cosmosco as Sonoko ;Production *director, writer:

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2023

* Manami Shindo as Mitsuko Tokunaga *

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as Sonoko Kakiuchi ;Production * director: Kishū Izuchi

References

External links

* (1964)
''卍'' ''Manji''
(1964) at Japanese Film Database (with English translation)
''卍'' ''Swastika'' (1964) / ''Manji''
on

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''卍（まんじ''）修復版 (''Swastika (Manji)'' restored edition)
(1964) at

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* (1983) * (1998) * (2006)
''卍'' / ''Manji'' (2006) Official website
() * (2023)
''卍'' ''Manji'' (2023) Official website
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