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Chikamatsu Monogatari

The tortured heart behind the cultivated image.

★ 7.8 1954 102 min DramaRomance

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.

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Chikamatsu Monogatari in its release era

Released in 1954, Chikamatsu Monogatari sits inside the 1950s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.

Release
1954-11-23
TMDB score
7.8/10
Original language
JA
Status
Released
Production
Japan
Studio
Daiei Film

People behind the title

DirectorKenji MizoguchiWriterYoshikata YodaWriterMatsutarō KawaguchiCastKazuo HasegawaCastKyōko KagawaCastEitarō ShindōCastEitarō OzawaCastYōko Minamida

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Topicsjapanescapesuicide attemptloverloveextramarital affairbankruptcykyoto, japan

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