Tezuka's Barbara backdrop

Tezuka's Barbara

Directed by Makoto Tezuka

Starring Goro Inagaki, Fumi Nikaido

Macoto Tezuka brings Osamu Tezuka's erotic manga to life through the lens of Christopher Doyle.

Barbara is an adult-orientated fantasy tale filled with love and the occult from Osamu Tezuka's reimagining of "The Tales of Hoffmann". Its story deals with the erotic and bizarre experiences of a famous novelist called Yosuke Mikura whose life is tossed upside down by a mysterious girl named "Barbara".