Chikamatsu Monogatari

The tortured heart behind the cultivated image.

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.

1h 42m1954TMDb 7.8

Japanese

Crew and Cast

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.

Chikamatsu Monogatari poster

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Info

Original title: 近松物語
Status: Released
Released: 23 November 1954
Runtime: 1h 42m
TMDB score: 7.8 / 10 (158 votes)

Production

Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
Writers: Yoshikata Yoda, Matsutarō Kawaguchi
Studios: Daiei Film
Countries: Japan

Languages

Original: Japanese
Spoken: Japanese