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Chikamatsu Monogatari

Chikamatsu Monogatari (1954)

November 23, 1954 (JP) • Drama, Romance • 102m

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.

Director

Kenji Mizoguchi

Top Billed

Kazuo Hasegawa

Keywords

japan escape suicide attempt lover love extramarital affair bankruptcy kyoto, japan locked in jidaigeki social class 17th century
Where to watch
Free / IncludedCriterion ChannelCriterion Channel

Top Billed Cast

Kazuo Hasegawa
Kazuo Hasegawa

Mohei

Kyōko Kagawa
Kyōko Kagawa

Osan

Eitarō Shindō
Eitarō Shindō

Ishun

Eitarō Ozawa
Eitarō Ozawa

Sukeemon

Yōko Minamida
Yōko Minamida

Otama

Haruo Tanaka
Haruo Tanaka

Gifuya Dôki

Chieko Naniwa
Chieko Naniwa

Okô

Ichirō Sugai
Ichirō Sugai

Gembei

Tatsuya Ishiguro
Tatsuya Ishiguro

Isan

Hiroshi Mizuno
Hiroshi Mizuno

Kuroki

Hisao Toake
Hisao Toake

Morinokoji

Ikkei Tamaki
Ikkei Tamaki

Jushiro Umegaki

Kimiko Tachibana
Kimiko Tachibana

Umetatsu Akamatsu

Keiko Koyanagi
Keiko Koyanagi

Okaya

Sayako Nakagami
Sayako Nakagami

Osono

Kanae Kobayashi
Kanae Kobayashi

Otatsu

Shiro Miura
Shiro Miura

Worker

Nobuko Tanei
Nobuko Tanei

Young Girl

Sōji Shibata
Sōji Shibata

Worker

Satoshi Mikami
Satoshi Mikami

Worker

Satoshi Shinohara
Satoshi Shinohara

Worker

Tadashi Iwata
Tadashi Iwata

Chushichi

Ichirō Amano
Ichirō Amano

Blind Musician

Kōichi Katsuragi
Kōichi Katsuragi

Priest

Shinobu Araki
Shinobu Araki

Courtier

Ryōnosuke Azuma
Ryōnosuke Azuma

Saburo Date
Saburo Date

Katada Government Official

Jun Fujikawa
Jun Fujikawa

Village Government Official

Takaji Fukui
Takaji Fukui

Fushimi Government Official

Sumao Ishihara
Sumao Ishihara

Inn Head Clerk

Masayoshi Kikuno
Masayoshi Kikuno

Religious Man

Midori Komatsu
Midori Komatsu

Old Lady in Tea House

Reiko Kongō
Reiko Kongō

Boat Servant

Tokio Oki
Tokio Oki

Worker

Hachiro Okuni
Hachiro Okuni

Fushimi Government Official

Shirō Osaki
Shirō Osaki

Chestnut Peddler

Kiyoshi Takikawa
Kiyoshi Takikawa

Worker

Fumihiko Yokoyama
Fumihiko Yokoyama

Crew
Yoshikata Yoda
Yoshikata Yoda

Screenplay

Masaichi Nagata
Masaichi Nagata

Producer

Kenji Mizoguchi
Kenji Mizoguchi

Director

Fumio Hayasaka
Fumio Hayasaka

Original Music Composer

Tamezō Mochizuki
Tamezō Mochizuki

Original Music Composer

Ken'ichi Okamoto
Ken'ichi Okamoto

Gaffer

Hiroshi Mizutani
Hiroshi Mizutani

Art Direction

Akira Naitō
Akira Naitō

Assistant Art Director

Shozo Tanaka
Shozo Tanaka

Camera Operator

Kazuo Miyagawa
Kazuo Miyagawa

Director of Photography

Ritsu Hanai
Ritsu Hanai

Hairstylist

Masanori Kobayashi
Masanori Kobayashi

Makeup Artist

Yaichi Ebise
Yaichi Ebise

Set Decoration

Natsu Itô
Natsu Itô

Costume Design

Matsutarō Kawaguchi
Matsutarō Kawaguchi

Screenplay

Shôsaburô Suzuki
Shôsaburô Suzuki

Sound Recordist

Takabuki Yoshiya
Takabuki Yoshiya

Lighting Technician

Tasaburô Oota
Tasaburô Oota

Background Designer

Monzaemon Chikamatsu
Monzaemon Chikamatsu

Theatre Play

Iwao Ōtani
Iwao Ōtani

Sound

Tokuzō Tanaka
Tokuzō Tanaka

Assistant Director

Uichirô Yamamoto
Uichirô Yamamoto

Set Designer

Masatsugu Hashimoto
Masatsugu Hashimoto

Executive In Charge Of Production

Hiroshi Ozawa
Hiroshi Ozawa

Production Manager

Kanji Suganuma
Kanji Suganuma

Editor

Hisakazu Tsuji
Hisakazu Tsuji

Production Coordinator



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Status

Released

Original Language

JA

Budget

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