Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka (1959)
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).
Release Date: 1959-09-13
Runtime: 105 minutes
Director: Tomu Uchida
Top Cast
- Kinnosuke Nakamura as Chubei Kameya
- Ineko Arima as Umegawa
- Kinuyo Tanaka as Myokan
- Keiko Yukishiro as
- Hiromi Hanazono as Otoku
- Chie Ueki as Otama
- Sumiko Hidaka as
- Chieko Naniwa as Oen
- Kodayu Ichikawa as
- Ryōsuke Kagawa as
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