Chikamatsu Monogatari poster

The tortured heart behind the cultivated image.

Chikamatsu Monogatari

19541h 42mDramaRomance
7.8

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Trailer

Chikamatsu Monogatari (1954) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p] · plays on YouTube

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Synopsis

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.

Directed by
Kenji Mizoguchi

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Details

Released
November 23, 1954
Runtime
1h 42m
Status
Released
Language
JA
Original title
近松物語
Country
Japan

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