Chikamatsu Monogatari

1954 • 1h 42m • Drama, Romance

100%Rotten Tomatoes

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.

Director

Kenji Mizoguchi

Writers

Yoshikata Yoda, Matsutarō Kawaguchi

Status

Released