Kafu Nagai
Writing · Original Story · Novel
Born Dec 3, 1879 · Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Active 1955–1959 · Awards: Order of Culture, Person of Cultural Merit
Kafū Nagai was a Japanese writer, editor and translator. His novels Geisha in Rivalry and A Strange Tale from East of the River are noted for their depictions of life of the demimonde in early 20th-century Tokyo.
Filmography
Yearning (1993) — NovelHouse of Many Pleasures (1955) — Original StoryThe Twilight Story (1960) — NovelThe Strange Tale of Oyuki (1992) — NovelDuring the Rains (2024) — Original StoryDancing Girl (1957) — NovelThe Body (1962) — Original StoryBungo: Stories of Desire (2012) — Original StoryThe World of Geisha (1973) — Original StoryFour and A Half Mats (1966) — NovelGentle Lewd Woman: Wet Tongue Nectar (2010) — Novel