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