Romance · Japan · 1959 · 1h 45m

Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka

浪花の恋の物語

Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka poster
Director
Tomu Uchida
Cast
Kinnosuke Nakamura as Chubei Kameya Ineko Arima as Umegawa Kinuyo Tanaka as Myokan Keiko Yukishiro as Hiromi Hanazono as Otoku Chie Ueki as Otama
Crew
Makoto Tsuboi — Director of Photography Shintarō Miyamoto — Editor Saburo Tominaga — Original Music Composer Masashige Narusawa — Screenplay Monzaemon Chikamatsu — Novel Takaya Ogawa — Production Design
Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators
Tomu Uchida Director Makoto Tsuboi Director of Photography Shintarō Miyamoto Editor Saburo Tominaga Original Music Composer Masashige Narusawa Screenplay Monzaemon Chikamatsu Novel Takaya Ogawa Production Design Kimiharu Tsujino Production Design Gô Mikami Costume Design
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