

Chikamatsu Monogatari
Original Title: “近松物語”
“The tortured heart behind the cultivated image.”
Overview
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.
Top Cast

Kazuo Hasegawa
Mohei

Kyōko Kagawa
Osan

Eitarō Shindō
Ishun

Eitarō Ozawa
Sukeemon

Yōko Minamida
Otama

Haruo Tanaka
Gifuya Dôki

Chieko Naniwa
Okô

Ichirō Sugai
Gembei

Tatsuya Ishiguro
Isan
Hiroshi Mizuno
Kuroki

Hisao Toake
Morinokoji

Ikkei Tamaki
Jushiro Umegaki
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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