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19541h 42mJapanese

Chikamatsu Monogatari

The tortured heart behind the cultivated image.

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When the wife of a 17th-century Kyoto scrollmaker is falsely accused of having an affair with his best employee, the pair flee the city and find themselves truly falling for one another.

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DirectorKenji Mizoguchi

Keywords

japanescapesuicide attemptloverloveextramarital affairbankruptcykyoto, japanlocked injidaigekisocial class17th century

Cast

Kazuo Hasegawa as Mohei

Kazuo Hasegawa

Mohei

Kyōko Kagawa as Osan

Kyōko Kagawa

Osan

Eitarō Shindō as Ishun

Eitarō Shindō

Ishun

Eitarō Ozawa as Sukeemon

Eitarō Ozawa

Sukeemon

Yōko Minamida as Otama

Yōko Minamida

Otama

Haruo Tanaka as Gifuya Dôki

Haruo Tanaka

Gifuya Dôki

Chieko Naniwa as Okô

Chieko Naniwa

Okô

Ichirō Sugai as Gembei

Ichirō Sugai

Gembei

Tatsuya Ishiguro as Isan

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Isan

Hiroshi Mizuno as Kuroki

Hiroshi Mizuno

Kuroki