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78% Critic Match
Chikamatsu Monogatari
“The tortured heart behind the cultivated image.”
7.8 / 10• 1954• 1h 42m•NR• Japanese
DramaRomance
Storyline
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 & Crew
Kazuo Hasegawa
Mohei
Lead
Kyōko Kagawa
Osan
Eitarō Shindō
Ishun
Eitarō Ozawa
Sukeemon
Yōko Minamida
Otama
Haruo Tanaka
Gifuya Dôki
Chieko Naniwa
Okô
Ichirō Sugai
Gembei
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kenji Mizoguchi's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Chikamatsu Monogatari is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
