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Director:
Kenji Mizoguchi
Writers:
Monzaemon Chikamatsu (play)
Matsutarô Kawaguchi (adaptation)
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Release Date:
November 1970 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
In 17th century Kyoto, Osan is married to Ishun, a wealthy miserly scroll-maker. When Osan is falsely accused of having an affair with the best worker... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Elegant and methodical more

Cast

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Kazuo Hasegawa ... Mohei
Kyôko Kagawa ... Osan
Eitarô Shindô ... Ishun
Eitarô Ozawa ... Sukeemon (as Saka Ozawa)
Yôko Minamida ... Otama
Haruo Tanaka ... Gifuya Dôki
Chieko Naniwa ... Okô
Ichirô Sugai ... Gembei
Tatsuya Ishiguro ... Isan
Hiroshi Mizuno ... Kuroki
Hisao Toake ... Morinokoji
Ikkei Tamaki ... Jushiro Umegaki
Kimiko Tachebana ... Umetatsu Akamatsu
Keiko Koyanagi ... Okaya
Sayako Nakagami ... Osono
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
A Story from Chikamatsu
The Crucified Lovers
The Tale of the Crucified Lovers
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Runtime:
102 min
Country:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:A (1977) | UK:PG (2007) | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-12 | Hong Kong:I
Company:
Daiei Studios more

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Referenced in Aru eiga-kantoku no shogai (1975) more

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Elegant and methodical, 21 March 2006
Author: (futures@exis.net) from Ronn Ives/FUTURES Antiques, Norfolk, VA.

"Chikamatsu Monogatari" (Crucified Lovers) (Japanese, 1954): Set in 17th century Japan, a series of honorable gestures begins to go terribly wrong, and takes victims with them. Did you know that adulterers at that time were crucified in Japan? This and many more traditions of the Old Way were up for reexamination by the Japanese culture soon after their defeat in World War II. This must have been a time of great doubt for them – after all, wasn't it their past that lead them to their current condition? "Chikamatsu Monogatari" is an elegant, methodical story with tragic twists and turns that never the less head straight into inflexible Fate.

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