Drama · Japan · 1981 · 1h 27m

The Love Suicides at Sonezaki

曽根崎心中

The Love Suicides at Sonezaki poster
Director
Midori Kurisaki
Cast
Tamao Yoshida as Minosuke Yoshida as
Crew
Kazuo Miyagawa — Director of Photography Toshio Taniguchi — Editor Masaru Arakawa — Production Design Toshiharu Kozu — Production Design
Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators
Midori Kurisaki Director Kazuo Miyagawa Director of Photography Toshio Taniguchi Editor Masaru Arakawa Production Design Toshiharu Kozu Production Design
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