Release Date

13 Sep, 1959

Runtime

01:45: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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).

Original Title

浪花の恋の物語

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Actors

萬屋錦之介

有馬稲子

Kinuyo Tanaka

雪代敬子

花園ひろみ

植木千恵

日高澄子

浪花千栄子

二代目 市川小太夫

香川良介

Koji Arima

中村芳子

Yoshiko Yashioji

Minoru Shiraki

中村時之介

織田政雄

進藤英太郎

千秋実

東野英治郎

赤木春恵

Shiro Osaki

Crew

近松門左衛門

内田吐夢

成沢昌茂

Kimiharu Tsujino

宮本信太郎

Takatoshi Suzuki

Hiroshi Ezaki

Reijirô Adachi

Ayako Sakurai

Saburo Tominaga

Masanobu Hayashi

Jun'ichirô Tamaki

Tomizô Uoyama

Makoto Tsuboi