Chikamatsu Monogatari

The tortured heart behind the cultivated image.

Original title: 近松物語

Duration: 102 min

Release date: 1954-11-23

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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.

Drama Romance

近松物語

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近松物語

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Eitarō Shindō

as Gifuya Dôki

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Tatsuya Ishiguro

as Jushiro Umegaki

Kimiko Tachibana

Kimiko Tachibana

as Umetatsu Akamatsu

Sayako Nakagami

Sayako Nakagami

Kanae Kobayashi

Kanae Kobayashi

Satoshi Shinohara

Satoshi Shinohara

as Blind Musician

Kōichi Katsuragi

Kōichi Katsuragi

Ryōnosuke Azuma

Ryōnosuke Azuma

as Katada Government Official

as Village Government Official

as Fushimi Government Official

as Inn Head Clerk

Masayoshi Kikuno

Masayoshi Kikuno

as Religious Man

as Old Lady in Tea House

as Boat Servant

as Fushimi Government Official

as Chestnut Peddler

Kiyoshi Takikawa

Kiyoshi Takikawa

Fumihiko Yokoyama

Fumihiko Yokoyama

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Masaichi Nagata

Masaichi Nagata

Kenji Mizoguchi

Kenji Mizoguchi

Original Music Composer

Tamezô Mochizuki

Tamezô Mochizuki

Original Music Composer

Ken'ichi Okamoto

Ken'ichi Okamoto

Hiroshi Mizutani

Hiroshi Mizutani

Assistant Art Director

Camera Operator

Director of Photography

Masanori Kobayashi

Masanori Kobayashi

Matsutarō Kawaguchi

Matsutarō Kawaguchi

Shôsaburô Suzuki

Shôsaburô Suzuki

Sound Recordist

Takabuki Yoshiya

Takabuki Yoshiya

Lighting Technician

Background Designer

Monzaemon Chikamatsu

Monzaemon Chikamatsu

Assistant Director

Uichirô Yamamoto

Uichirô Yamamoto

Masatsugu Hashimoto

Masatsugu Hashimoto

Executive In Charge Of Production

Production Manager

Production Design

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