The Crucified Lovers (1954)
23/11/1954
Drama, Romance
1h 42m
- 78% (139 votes)
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The tortured heart behind the cultivated image.
Overview
When the wife of a 17th century Kyoto scroll-maker is falsely accused of having an affair with his best employee, the pair flee the city and find themselves falling for one another.
- Kenji MizoguchiDirector
- Yoshikata YodaScreenplay
- Matsutarō KawaguchiScreenplay
Original Title
近松物語
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Keywords
- japan
- escape
- suicide attempt
- lover
- love
- extramarital affair
- bankruptcy
- kyoto, japan
- locked in
- jidaigeki
- social class
- 17th century
Top Billed Cast
Kazuo Hasegawa
Mohei
Kyōko Kagawa
Osan
Eitarō Shindō
Ishun
Eitarō Ozawa
Sukeemon
Yōko Minamida
Otama
Haruo Tanaka
Gifuya Dôki
Chieko Naniwa
Okô
Ichirō Sugai
Gembei
Tatsuya Ishiguro
Isan
Hiroshi Mizuno
Kuroki
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