CHIKAMATSU MONOGATARI
"The tortured heart behind the cultivated image."
Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi
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.
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
Movie Vibe
Who would enjoy this
Recommended for
- ✓fans of character-driven stories
- ✓fans of emotional, heartfelt storytelling
- ✓viewers who appreciate critically recognized cinema
May not appeal to
- –those seeking nonstop action
- –fans of purely lighthearted entertainment
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