The Love Suicides at Sonezaki

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 11, 1981

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

栗崎事務所

Cast

Minosuke Yoshida,Tamao Yoshida

Director

Midori Kurisaki

Writer

Monzaemon Chikamatsu

Cinematography

Kazuo Miyagawa

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0203931