Chikamatsu Monogatari (1954)
11/23/1954 (JP) • 1h 42m
Drama, Romance
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.
Top Billed Cast
Kazuo Hasegawa
Mohei
Kyōko Kagawa
Osan
Eitarō Shindō
Ishun
Eitarō Ozawa
Sukeemon
Yōko Minamida
Otama
Haruo Tanaka
Gifuya Dôki
Ichirō Sugai
Gembei
Tatsuya Ishiguro
Isan
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