Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka (1959)
Chubei, the adopted son of an Osaka courier, falls desperately in love with the courtesan Umegawa. To prevent a wealthy client from purchasing her, he steals money from his employer to buy her freedom himself. Now hunted criminals, the lovers flee toward Yamato, pursued by the law.
Director:
Tomu Uchida
Writer:
Masashige Narusawa
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Kinnosuke Nakamura as Chubei Kameya |
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Ineko Arima as Umegawa |
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Kinuyo Tanaka as Myokan |
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Keiko Yukishiro as |
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Hiromi Hanazono as Otoku |
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Chie Ueki as Otama |
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Sumiko Hidaka as |
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Chieko Naniwa as Oen |
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Kodayu Ichikawa as |
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Ryōsuke Kagawa as |
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Koji Arima as |
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Yoshiko Nakamura as Okiyo |
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Yoshiko Yashioji as |
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Minoru Shiraki as |
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Tokinosuke Nakamura as |
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Masao Oda as |
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Eitarō Shindō as |
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Minoru Chiaki as |
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Eijirō Tōno as |
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Harue Akagi as |
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Shirō Osaki as |
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Kunio Hikita as |
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Sonosuke Sawamura as |
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Kisho Nomura as |
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Toshikazu Sahashi as |
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Hiroshi Hatano as |
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Itoko Wakaura as |
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Tsuyako Okajima as |
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Kinnosuke Fujiki as |
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Kazutarō Kuni as |
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Hideo Higashi as |
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Chiezo Kataoka as Monzaemon Chikamatsu |
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Kaoru Kyōmachi as |
| Directing | Tomu Uchida | Director |
| Writing | Monzaemon Chikamatsu | Novel |
| Writing | Masashige Narusawa | Screenplay |
| Sound | Saburo Tominaga | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Makoto Tsuboi | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Shintarō Miyamoto | Editor |
| Art | Takaya Ogawa | Production Design |
| Art | Kimiharu Tsujino | Production Design |
| Art | Takatoshi Suzuki | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gô Mikami | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Masanobu Hayashi | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ayako Sakurai | Hairstylist |
| Production | Toshiji Ikeda | Production Supervisor |
| Art | Tomizô Uoyama | Set Designer |
| Crew | Reijirô Adachi | Choreographer |
| Lighting | Hiroshi Watada | Gaffer |
| Camera | Hiroshi Ezaki | Still Photographer |
| Production | Hiroshi Okawa | Executive Producer |