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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
groups Crew
Tomu Uchida
Director
Monzaemon Chikamatsu
Novel
Masashige Narusawa
Screenplay
Saburo Tominaga
Original Music Composer
Makoto Tsuboi
Director of Photography
Shintarō Miyamoto
Editor
Takaya Ogawa
Production Design
Jun'ichirô Tamaki
Production Design
Kimiharu Tsujino
Production Design
Takatoshi Suzuki
Art Direction
Gô Mikami
Costume Design
Masanobu Hayashi
Makeup Artist
Ayako Sakurai
Hairstylist
Toshiji Ikeda
Production Supervisor
Tomizô Uoyama
Set Designer
Reijirô Adachi
Choreographer
Hiroshi Watada
Gaffer
Hiroshi Ezaki
Still Photographer
Hiroshi Ookawa
Executive Producer
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