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Diary of a Mad Old Man

2026 · 119 min

A slow, uncomfortable study of desire and decline, watching intimacy blur with delusion in a quiet, uneasy household.

Directed by
Wayne Wang
Genres
Drama
Starring
Fan Bingbing, Lily Franky, Youki Kudoh
Overview
A seventy year old widow recovers from a stroke in the care of his dysfunctional family. While his body is failing him, his libido still rages on – unwittingly sparked by the attentions of his daughter-in-law, a dancer with a shady past.

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Directed by
Wayne Wang
Genres
Drama
Starring
Fan Bingbing, Lily Franky, Youki Kudoh
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • aging
  • obsession
  • family
  • identity
  • isolation
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Wayne Wang
Written by
Kelvin Wyles
Starring
Fan Bingbing, Lily Franky, Youki Kudoh, Takumi Saitoh, Asana Mamoru, Momoka Ayukawa, Yo Osamu
Runtime
119 min
Country
Japan, Switzerland, United States of America, Malaysia
Languages
Japanese, Mandarin

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