Chikamatsu Monogatari (2014)

  • NR
  • 06/15/2014 (US)
  • Drama, Romance
  • 1h 42m

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.

Kenji Mizoguchi

Director

Yoshikata Yoda

Screenplay

Matsutarō Kawaguchi

Screenplay

Cast

Kazuo Hasegawa's headshot

Kazuo Hasegawa

Mohei
Kyōko Kagawa's headshot

Kyōko Kagawa

Osan
Eitarō Shindō's headshot

Eitarō Shindō

Ishun
Eitarō Ozawa's headshot

Eitarō Ozawa

Sukeemon
Yōko Minamida's headshot

Yōko Minamida

Otama
Haruo Tanaka's headshot

Haruo Tanaka

Gifuya Dôki
Chieko Naniwa's headshot

Chieko Naniwa

Okô
Ichirō Sugai's headshot

Ichirō Sugai

Gembei

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