Romance
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
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.
Directed by Tomu Uchida, Hiroshi Okawa
53
User score
8 votes
Status
Released
Released
September 13, 1959
Runtime
1h 45m
Language
Japanese
Top 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
Koji Arima
Yoshiko Nakamura
Okiyo
Yoshiko Yashioji
Minoru Shiraki
Tokinosuke Nakamura
Masao Oda
Eitarō Shindō
Minoru Chiaki
Eijirō Tōno
Harue Akagi
