Movie
★ 7.1/10 TMDB
1969-05-24
105 min
Successful and married with children, paper-mill owner Jihei knows better than to contradict the strict social and moral codes of 18th-century Japan. But when he meets the lovely courtesan Koharu, he becomes a man obsessed. Koharu returns his love, even foregoing other customers while Jihei schemes to somehow buy her freedom. His efforts yield ruinous consequences for his business and his family life, and Koharu is meanwhile purchased by another client.
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Billed Cast
Kichiemon Nakamura II
Jihei
Shima Iwashita
Koharu / Osan
Hōsei Komatsu
Tahei
Yūsuke Takita
Mogoemon
Kamatari Fujiwara
Owner of the Yamatoya
Yoshi Katō
Gosaemon
Shizue Kawarazaki
Osan's Mother
Tokie Hidari
Osugi
Sumiko Hidaka
Proprietress
Takashi Sue
Store Owner
Masashi Makita
Guest
Makoto Akatsuka
Sangoro
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