Chikamatsu Monogatari

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Chikamatsu Monogatari

"The tortured heart behind the cultivated image."

1954

1h 42m

7.8(154 votes)

Drama

Romance

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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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10 featured cast members

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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

Hiroshi Mizuno

Kuroki

Creative team

Directed by: Kenji Mizoguchi
Written by: Yoshikata Yoda
Matsutarō Kawaguchi
Produced by: Masaichi Nagata

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