Director
Kenji Mizoguchi
Screenplay
Yoshikata Yoda
Cinematography
Kazuo Miyagawa
Editing
Kanji Suganuma
Music
Fumio Hayasaka, Tamezô Mochizuki
Sound
Iwao Ôtani
Producer
Masaichi Nagata
Production
Daiei Studios [JP]
Cast
Kazuo Hasegawa, Kyôko Kagawa, Yôko Minamida, Eitarô Shindô, Eitarô Ozawa, Ichirô Sugai
Synopsis
In 17th-century Kyoto, Osan is married to Ishun, a wealthy scroll-maker. When Osan is falsely accused of having an affair with Mohei, his best employee, the pair flee the city and declare their love for each other. After the event, Ishun orders his men to find and separate them to avoid public humiliation.
Format
DCP, B&W
World Sales-Distribution
Capricci Films
Filmography
Kenji Mizoguchi
JAPAN (1898-1956)
SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY:
1954 CHIKAMATSU MONOGATARI / A STORY FROM CHIKAMATSU
1954 UWASA NO ONNA / THE WOMAN OF RUMOUR
1954 SANSHÔ DAYÛ / SANSHO THE BAILIFF
1953 UGETSU MONOGATARI / TALES OF UGETSU
1952 SAIKAKU ICHIDAI ONNA / THE LIFE OF OHARU
JAPAN (1898-1956)
SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY:
1954 CHIKAMATSU MONOGATARI / A STORY FROM CHIKAMATSU
1954 UWASA NO ONNA / THE WOMAN OF RUMOUR
1954 SANSHÔ DAYÛ / SANSHO THE BAILIFF
1953 UGETSU MONOGATARI / TALES OF UGETSU
1952 SAIKAKU ICHIDAI ONNA / THE LIFE OF OHARU
Festivals
Cannes
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