The Lovers' Exile
The Lovers' Exile

Movie·1980·1h 27m

The Lovers' Exile

Country

Canada

Language

Japanese

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// overview

The Story

An adaptation of “The Courier for Hell” (“Meido no Hikyaku”) by Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653-1725).

Cinematography

Hideaki Kobayashi

Music

Toru Takemitsu

Editor

Marty Gross

Themes

based on play or musicaljorurimonzaemon chikamatsu

Audience Score

57%

3 votes

Skip15%
Timepass36%
Go for it34%
Perfection15%

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// cast

Cast

Tamao Yoshida

Chubei, a clerk

Minosuke Yoshida

Umegawa, a prostitute

Kanjuro Kiritake

Hachiemon, Chubei's friend; Magoemon, Chubei's father

Oritaya Takemoto

Scene I Joruri Reciter

Enza Tsuruzawa

Scene I Samisen Player

Koshijidayu Takemoto

Scene II Jaruri Reciter

Seiji Tsuruzawa

Seiji Tsuruzawa

Scene II Samisen Player

Mojidayu Takemoto

Scene III Jaruri Reciter

Kishi Nozawa

Scene III Samisen Player

// crew

Crew

Marty Gross

Director, Writer, Editor

Hideaki Kobayashi

Director of Photography

Kōzō Okazaki

Director of Photography

Toru Takemitsu

Toru Takemitsu

Original Music Composer

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