Chikamatsu Monogatari (1954)
The tortured heart behind the cultivated image.
1954 · 1h 42m · Drama, Romance
Genres: Drama, Romance
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.
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
Writers: Yoshikata Yoda, Matsutarō Kawaguchi
Music by: Fumio Hayasaka, Tamezô Mochizuki
Cinematography: Kazuo Miyagawa
Editor: Kanji Suganuma
Rated 7.8/10 by 158 viewers
Cast
Kazuo Hasegawa as MoheiKyōko Kagawa as OsanEitarō Shindō as IshunEitarō Ozawa as SukeemonYōko Minamida as OtamaHaruo Tanaka as Gifuya DôkiChieko Naniwa as OkôIchirō Sugai as GembeiTatsuya Ishiguro as IsanHiroshi Mizuno as KurokiHisao Toake as MorinokojiIkkei Tamaki as Jushiro UmegakiMore like this
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