Chikamatsu Monogatari (1954)
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The tortured heart behind the cultivated image.
When the wife of a 17th-century Kyoto scrollmaker is falsely accused of having an affair with his best employee, the pair flee the city and find themselves truly falling for one another.
- Released: 1954-11-23
- Genres: Drama, Romance
- Runtime: 1h 42m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.8/10 from 158 votes
Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi.
Top cast
- Kazuo Hasegawa as Mohei
- Kyōko Kagawa as Osan
- Eitarō Shindō as Ishun
- Eitarō Ozawa as Sukeemon
- Yōko Minamida as Otama
- Haruo Tanaka as Gifuya Dôki
- Chieko Naniwa as Okô
- Ichirō Sugai as Gembei
- Tatsuya Ishiguro as Isan
- Hiroshi Mizuno as Kuroki
Where to watch Chikamatsu Monogatari
- United States: stream on Criterion Channel; watch free on Fawesome, Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home; buy on Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: watch free on Plex; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
- India: watch free on Plex
- Canada: stream on Criterion Channel; watch free on Plex; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
- Australia: watch free on Plex
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