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Chikamatsu Monogatari
The tortured heart behind the cultivated image.
Nov 23, 1954 · 1h 42m
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Drama
Romance
PLOT
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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CAST
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
Directed by
Kenji Mizoguchi
DETAILS
Status
Released
Original language
JA
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Daiei Film
Country
JP
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