Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 13, 1959

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Toei Company

Cast

Kinnosuke Nakamura,Ineko Arima,Kinuyo Tanaka,Keiko Yukishiro,Hiromi Hanazono,Chie Ueki,Sumiko Hidaka,Chieko Naniwa,Kodayu Ichikawa,Ryōsuke Kagawaand 23 more

Director

Tomu Uchida

Writer

Monzaemon Chikamatsu,Masashige Narusawa

Producer

Hiroshi Okawa

Cinematography

Makoto Tsuboi

Music

Saburo Tominaga

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0410355