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Chikamatsu Monogatari

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Chikamatsu Monogatari

The tortured heart behind the cultivated image.

7.8

1h 42m

1954

“The tortured heart behind the cultivated image.”

Synopsis

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

Director

Kenji Mizoguchi

Trailer

DramaRomance

japanescapesuicide attemptloverloveextramarital affairbankruptcykyoto, japanlocked injidaigekisocial class17th century

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Cast & Crew

Kazuo Hasegawa

Kazuo Hasegawa

as Mohei

Kyōko Kagawa

Kyōko Kagawa

as Osan

Eitarō Shindō

Eitarō Shindō

as Ishun

Eitarō Ozawa

Eitarō Ozawa

as Sukeemon

Yōko Minamida

Yōko Minamida

as Otama

Haruo Tanaka

Haruo Tanaka

as Gifuya Dôki

Chieko Naniwa

Chieko Naniwa

as Okô

Ichirō Sugai

Ichirō Sugai

as Gembei

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Tatsuya Ishiguro

as Isan

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