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The adopted son of an Osaka courier falls in love with a prostitute and, discovering that she is about to be purchased by a client, steals money from his employer to redeem her. Hunted criminals, the two young lovers take flight to Yamato, but, as in Chikamatsu's other domestic tragedies of love and duty (known as sewamono), they must be pursued and their passion destroyed by death. Favourite Uchida themes, such as the indenturing of a prostitute , and his characteristic emphasis on performance and theatrical artifice re-emerge here; but the daring device of having Chikamatsu appear as a character - not unlike having Shakespeare interpolated into a film adaptation of one of his plays - is just one of many surprises this remarkable film holds. “Extraordinary” (Donald Richie).
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1959-09-13
- video_camera_front Companies Toei Company
- timer Runtime: 105 Mins
- star Rating: 5.7 / 10
- favorite Likes: 6 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0410355
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Kinnosuke Nakamura
Chubei Kameya

Ineko Arima
Umegawa

Kinuyo Tanaka
Myokan

Keiko Yukishiro

Hiromi Hanazono
Otoku

Chie Ueki
Otama

Sumiko Hidaka

Chieko Naniwa
Oen

Kodayu Ichikawa

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Koji Arima

Yoshiko Nakamura
Okiyo

Yoshiko Yashioji

Minoru Shiraki

Tokinosuke Nakamura

Masao Oda

Eitarō Shindō

Minoru Chiaki

Eijirō Tōno

Harue Akagi

Shirō Osaki

Kunio Hikita

Sonosuke Sawamura

Kisho Nomura

Toshikazu Sahashi

Hiroshi Hatano

Itoko Wakaura

Tsuyako Okajima

Kin'nosuke Fujiki

Kazutarō Kuni

Hideo Higashi

Chiezō Kataoka
Monzaemon Chikamatsu

Kaoru Kyōmachi
groups Crew

Monzaemon Chikamatsu
Novel

Tomu Uchida
Director

Masashige Narusawa
Screenplay

Kimiharu Tsujino
Production Design

Shintarō Miyamoto
Editor

Takatoshi Suzuki
Art Direction

Hiroshi Ezaki
Still Photographer

Reijirô Adachi
Choreographer

Ayako Sakurai
Hairstylist

Saburo Tominaga
Original Music Composer

Masanobu Hayashi
Makeup Artist

Jun'ichirô Tamaki
Production Design

Tomizô Uoyama
Set Designer

Makoto Tsuboi
Director of Photography

Toshiji Ikeda
Production Supervisor

Takaya Ogawa
Production Design

Gô Mikami
Costume Design

Hiroshi Watada
Gaffer

Hiroshi Ookawa
Executive Producer
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