DramaRomance
Chikamatsu Monogatari
"The tortured heart behind the cultivated image."
User Score147 votes
78%7.8/10
Release1954→
Runtime1H 42M
LanguageJapanese
StatusReleased
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.
Principal Cast8
Kazuo Hasegawa
Mohei
Kyōko Kagawa
Osan
Eitarō Shindō
Ishun
Eitarō Ozawa
Sukeemon
Yōko Minamida
Otama
Haruo Tanaka
Gifuya Dôki
Chieko Naniwa
Okô
Ichirō Sugai
Gembei
Media27
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Director
Kenji Mizoguchi
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Keywords
japanescapesuicide attemptloverloveextramarital affairbankruptcykyoto, japanlocked injidaigekisocial class17th century
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Countries:Japan
Production:Daiei Film