, titled Swastika in English, is a 1964 Japanese drama film directed by Yasuzo Masumura, 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.
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 Kyōko Kishida as Sonoko Kakiuchi Eiji Funakoshi as Kotaro Kakiuchi Yūsuke Kawazu as Eijirō Watanuki
See also Historical use of manji (卍) in Japan The Berlin Affair – 1985 film based on Quicksand by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki List of feature films with lesbian characters
References
External links (1964) 卍 Manji (1964) at Japanese Film Database (with English translation) 卍 Swastika (1964) / Manji on AllMovie 卍（まんじ）修復版 (Swastika (Manji) restored edition) (1964) at Kadokawa