Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka (1959)

105 min · Japan · Dir. Tomu Uchida

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.

Cast

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Chubei Kameya

Ineko Arima

Umegawa

Kinuyo Tanaka

Myokan

Keiko Yukishiro

Hiromi Hanazono

Otoku

Chie Ueki

Otama

Sumiko Hidaka

Chieko Naniwa

Oen

Kodayu Ichikawa

Ryōsuke Kagawa

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