Set in Osaka in the 18th century, the film centers on the doomed romance between Jihei (Kichiemon Nakamura), a down and out married paper merchant passionately in love with doe-eyed courtesan Koharu (Shima Iwashita), whom he cannot afford to buy out of servitude. Koharu herself has also fallen in love with Jihei; she even starts turning away other patrons to be with him. Their love is further imperiled by Tahei (Hosei Komatsu), a rich, obnoxious merchant who flaunts his ability to buy Koharu's indenture. Suicide is the only way for the two to be together.
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Kichiemon Nakamura | Jihei |
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Shima Iwashita | Koharu |
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Shizue Kawarazaki | Osan's Mother |
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Tokie Hidari | Osugi |
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Sumiko Hidaka | Proprietress |
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Yusuke Takita | Magoemon |
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Hosei Komatsu | Tahei |
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Takashi Sue | Store Owner |
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Masashi Makita | Guest |
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Makoto Akatsuka | Sangorô |
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Unko Uehara | Otama |
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Shinji Tsuchiya | Kantarô |
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Kaori Tozawa | Osue |
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Yoshi Kato | Gosaemon |
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Kamatari Fujiwara | Denbei |
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Jun Hamamura |
| Director | Masahiro Shinoda |
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| Writer | Monzaemon Chikamatsu, Masahiro Shinoda, Tôru Takemitsu, Taeko Tomioka | |
| Producer | Masayuki Nakajima, Masahiro Shinoda | |
| Musician | Tôru Takemitsu | |
| Photography | Toichiro Narushima | |
| Edition | Criterion |
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| Packaging | Keep Case |
| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Fullscreen (4:3) |
| Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital Mono [English] SUB [English] |
| Subtitles | English |
| Layers | Single side, Single layer |
| Edition Release Date | Jan 30, 2001 |
| Regions | 1 |
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