Story From Chikamatsu, A

1954

Ishun is a wealthy but unsympathetic master printer who has wrongly accused his wife and best employee of being lovers. To escape punishment, the accused run away together, but Ishun is certain to be ruined if word gets out.

JBscale

Superior

Film Detail

Genre

Drama - Romance

Length

1 hr. 43 mins.

US Theatrical Release

September 13, 1970

US Box Office

No Data Available

Global Office

$9,311 (#4474 of 4562)

Rating

Not Rated

Collection Detail

Edition

Criterion Collection #949 Digital Only

Resolution | Digital Platform

Fandango at Home

Aspect Ratio

FS 1.37:1

Audio

Japanese: DD+ Stereo

Studio

Criterion

Released

November 6, 2018

Acquired Date

May 8, 2026

Times Seen

0 Times

Last Watched

Actors

Kazuo Hasegawa

Kyôko Kagawa

Yōko Minamida

Eitarô Shindô

Eitarô Ozawa

Ichirô Sugai

Haruo Tanaka

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Chieko Naniwa

Hisao Toake

Shinobu Araki

Ryônosuke Azuma

Saburô Date

Directors

Kenji Mizoguchi

Producers

Masaichi Nagata

Writers

Yoshikata Yoda

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