A Story From Chikamatsu (1954)

1954 · Feature film · 102 min

• Drama

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Synopsis

In 17th-century Kyoto a scroll-maker's wife and his apprentice, wrongly suspected of adultery, flee together and fall truly in love on the run — a capital crime; Mizoguchi's adaptation of Chikamatsu.

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Running time

102 minutes

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