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Chikamatsu Monogatari
Chikamatsu Monogatari

Chikamatsu Monogatari

The tortured heart behind the cultivated image.

Genres

DramaRomance

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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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

102 mins

Rating

7.745/10

Release Date

23 November 1954

Country

Japan

Cast

Kazuo Hasegawa

Kazuo Hasegawa

Mohei

Kyōko Kagawa

Kyōko Kagawa

Osan

Eitarō Shindō

Eitarō Shindō

Ishun

Eitarō Ozawa

Eitarō Ozawa

Sukeemon

Yōko Minamida

Yōko Minamida

Otama

Haruo Tanaka

Haruo Tanaka

Gifuya Dôki

Chieko Naniwa

Chieko Naniwa

Okô

Ichirō Sugai

Ichirō Sugai

Gembei

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Isan

Hiroshi Mizuno

Hiroshi Mizuno

Kuroki

Hisao Toake

Hisao Toake

Morinokoji

Ikkei Tamaki

Ikkei Tamaki

Jushiro Umegaki

Kimiko Tachibana

Kimiko Tachibana

Umetatsu Akamatsu

Keiko Koyanagi

Keiko Koyanagi

Okaya

Sayako Nakagami

Sayako Nakagami

Osono

Kanae Kobayashi

Kanae Kobayashi

Otatsu

Shiro Miura

Shiro Miura

Worker

Nobuko Tanei

Nobuko Tanei

Young Girl

Sōji Shibata

Sōji Shibata

Worker

Satoshi Mikami

Satoshi Mikami

Worker

Satoshi Shinohara

Satoshi Shinohara

Worker

Tadashi Iwata

Tadashi Iwata

Chushichi

Ichirō Amano

Ichirō Amano

Blind Musician

Kōichi Katsuragi

Kōichi Katsuragi

Priest

Shinobu Araki

Shinobu Araki

Courtier

Ryōnosuke Azuma

Ryōnosuke Azuma

Saburo Date

Saburo Date

Katada Government Official

Jun Fujikawa

Jun Fujikawa

Village Government Official

Takaji Fukui

Takaji Fukui

Fushimi Government Official

Sumao Ishihara

Sumao Ishihara

Inn Head Clerk

Masayoshi Kikuno

Masayoshi Kikuno

Religious Man

Midori Komatsu

Midori Komatsu

Old Lady in Tea House

Reiko Kongō

Reiko Kongō

Boat Servant

Tokio Oki

Tokio Oki

Worker

Hachiro Okuni

Hachiro Okuni

Fushimi Government Official

Shirō Osaki

Shirō Osaki

Chestnut Peddler

Kiyoshi Takikawa

Kiyoshi Takikawa

Worker

Fumihiko Yokoyama

Fumihiko Yokoyama

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