Double Suicide
Shinjû: Ten no Amijima
1969, Film, 105 min, Drama, Romance, Japanese, Japan, MoviePedia score 68
Successful and married with children, paper-mill owner Jihei knows better than to contradict the strict social and moral codes of 18th-century Japan. But when he meets the lovely courtesan Koharu, he becomes a man obsessed. Koharu returns his love, even foregoing other customers while Jihei schemes to somehow buy her freedom. His efforts yield ruinous consequences for his business and his family life, and Koharu is meanwhile purchased by another client.
Directed by Masahiro Shinoda
Cast
- Kichiemon Nakamura as Jihei
- Shima Iwashita as Osan
- Shizue Kawarazaki as Osan's Mother
- Tokie Hidari as Osugi
- Sumiko Hidaka as Proprietress
- Yūsuke Takita as Magoemon
- Hōsei Komatsu as Tahei
- Takashi Sue as Store Owner
- Masashi Makita as Guest
- Makoto Akatsuka as Sangorô
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