Chikamatsu Monogatari
Chikamatsu Monogatari

Movie·1954·1h 42m

Chikamatsu Monogatari

The tortured heart behind the cultivated image.

Directed By

Kenji Mizoguchi

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

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The Story

Original title: 近松物語

When the wife of a 17th-century Kyoto scrollmaker is falsely accused of having an affair with his best employee, the pair flee the city and find themselves truly falling for one another.

Written By

Yoshikata Yoda, Matsutarō Kawaguchi

Producer

Masaichi Nagata

Cinematography

Kazuo Miyagawa

Music

Fumio Hayasaka

Editor

Kanji Suganuma

Themes

japanescapesuicide attemptloverloveextramarital affairbankruptcykyoto, japanlocked injidaigekisocial class17th century

Production House

Daiei Film

Audience Score

78%

152 votes

Skip7%
Timepass15%
Go for it38%
Perfection40%

Where to watch

Region: IN

Free

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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

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

Osono

Kanae Kobayashi

Kanae Kobayashi

Otatsu

Shiro Miura

Worker

Nobuko Tanei

Nobuko Tanei

Young Girl

// crew

Crew

Kenji Mizoguchi

Kenji Mizoguchi

Director

Yoshikata Yoda

Screenplay

Masaichi Nagata

Masaichi Nagata

Producer

Fumio Hayasaka

Fumio Hayasaka

Original Music Composer

Tamezô Mochizuki

Original Music Composer

Kazuo Miyagawa

Kazuo Miyagawa

Director of Photography

Matsutarō Kawaguchi

Screenplay

Kanji Suganuma

Editor

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