Criterion/Voyager (1969)
Drama | Foreign | Romance
Japan | Japanese | Color | 02:22
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.
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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 | |
| Packaging | Keep Case |
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| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Fullscreen (4:3) |
| Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital Mono [English] SUB [English] |
| Subtitles | English |
| Distributor | Criterion Collection |
| Layers | Single side, Single layer |
| Edition Release Date | Jan 30, 2001 |
| Regions | Region 1 |