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Chikamatsu Monogatari
"The tortured heart behind the cultivated image."
1954 • 1h 42m • ★ 7.8 (147 votes) Released
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.
Director
Kenji Mizoguchi
Screenplay
Yoshikata Yoda
Screenplay
Matsutarō Kawaguchi
Rating
7.8
Runtime
102 min
Production
Daiei FilmTop Billed Cast
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Keywords
japanescapesuicide attemptloverloveextramarital affairbankruptcykyoto, japanlocked injidaigekisocial class17th century
