Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
The adopted son of an Osaka courier falls in love with a prostitute and, discovering that she is about to be purchased by a client, steals money from his employer to redeem her. Hunted criminals, the two young lovers take flight to Yamato, but, as in Chikamatsu's other domestic tragedies of love and duty (known as sewamono), they must be pursued and their passion destroyed by death. Favourite Uchida themes, such as the indenturing of a prostitute, and his characteristic emphasis on performance and theatrical artifice re-emerge here; but the daring device of having Chikamatsu appear as a character - not unlike having Shakespeare interpolated into a film adaptation of one of his plays - is just one of many surprises this remarkable film holds. “Extraordinary” (Donald Richie).
Year: 1959
Genre: Romance
Studio: Toei Company
Director: Tomu Uchida
Cast: Kinnosuke Nakamura, Ineko Arima, Kinuyo Tanaka, Keiko Yukishiro, Hiromi Hanazono, Chie Ueki
Crew: Tomu Uchida (Director), Monzaemon Chikamatsu (Novel), Masashige Narusawa (Screenplay), Gô Mikami (Costume Design), Toshiji Ikeda (Production Supervisor), Hiroshi Ezaki (Still Photographer)
Runtime: 105 minutes
Release: Sep 13, 1959
IMDb: 5.00/10 by 7 users
Popularity: 3
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Keyword :
Similar Movies
Recomendation Movies
