Chikamatsu Monogatari (1954)
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Straightforward adaptation of a famous kabuki/ bunraku play by 16th century master Chikamatsu Monzaemon, about a couple compromised by circumstances who become illicit lovers - and pay the price their society demands. Distinctly pedantic in tone and style compared with Sansho Dayu.Author: TR
Cast & crew
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
Producer: Masaichi Nagata
Cast: Kazuo Hasegawa, Kyoko Kagawa, Yoko Minamida, Eitaro Shindo, Sakae Ozawa full cast
Duration: 102 mins
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