The Love Suicides at Sonezaki (1981)
A bunraku puppet drama of the courtesan Ohatsu and her lover, Tokubei, a soy-sauce merchant whose fortunes have gone awry through the perfidy of a trusted associate. For Tokubei, suicide is the only honorable act left; for Ohatsu, it is the only emotionally viable one.
Director: Midori Kurisaki
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Tamao Yoshida as |
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Minosuke Yoshida as |
| Writing | Monzaemon Chikamatsu | Original Story |
| Visual Effects | Tamao Yoshida | Animation |
| Directing | Midori Kurisaki | Director |
| Art | Toshiharu Kozu | Production Design |
| Art | Masaru Arakawa | Production Design |
| Camera | Kazuo Miyagawa | Director of Photography |
| Camera | 福田修 | Camera Operator |
| Camera | 福井英哉 | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Takeji Sano | Gaffer |
| Lighting | 井上富夫 | Electrician |
| Art | Akira Naitō | Art Direction |
| Art | Masao Baba | Set Designer |
| Art | 荒川康寛 | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Toshio Taniguchi | Editor |
| Editing | 石井和男 | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Shotaro Yoshida | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Sôichi Inoue | Sound Assistant |
| Camera | 高瀬喜義 | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Shinji Harada | Assistant Director |
