Chikamatsu Monogatari
1954/11/23 • Released • Japanese
The tortured heart behind the cultivated image.
Overview
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
Casts
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
Tatsuya Ishiguro
Isan
Hisao Toake
Morinokoji
Kimiko Tachibana
Umetatsu Akamatsu
Keiko Koyanagi
Okaya
Kanae Kobayashi
Otatsu
Nobuko Tanei
Young Girl
Kōichi Katsuragi
Priest
Saburo Date
Katada Government Official
Midori Komatsu
Old Lady in Tea House
Tokio Oki
Worker
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