Chikamatsu Monogatari
近松物語
1954 · 1h 42m · Drama, Romance · Japan · Rated TP (FR)
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.
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Kenji Mizoguchi7.2Smart score
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17th centurybankruptcyescapeextramarital affairjapanjidaigekikyoto, japanlocked inloveloversocial classsuicide attempt
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