Restored Asian Films
Chikamatsu monogatari [A Tale From Chikamatsu]
Film Synopsis
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.
Film Details
Alternate Titles: A Tale From Chikamatsu / Crucified Lovers (US)
Language:
Original Production Country: Japan
Original Release Year: 1954
Original Elements Held By:
Original Distribution Company: Daiei Film
Production Company:
Executive Producer:
Producer: Masaichi Nagata
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
Writer: Yoshikata Yoda, Matsutarō Kawaguchi Yoshikata; Chikamatsu Monzaemon (story)
Cinematography: Kazuo Miyagawa
Editor: Kanji Sugawara
Sound Editor:
Music/Score: Fumio Hayasaka, Tamezô Mochizuki
Narrator:
Other Credits: Cast: Kazuo Hasegawa as Mohei; Kyōko Kagawa as Osan; Eitarō Shindō as Ishun; Eitarō Ozawa as Sukeemon; Yōko Minamida as Otama; Haruo Tanaka as Gifuya Dōki; Chieko Naniwa as Okō; Ichirō Sugai as Genbei; Tatsuya Ishiguro as Isan; Hiroshi Mizuno as Kuroki; Hisao Tōake as Morinokoji; Ikkei Tamaki as Jūshirō Umegaki; Kimiko Tachibana as Umetatsu Akamatsu; Keiko Koyanagi as Okaya; Sayako Nakagami as Osono (https://en.wikipedia.org/
Aspect Ratio:
Colour System: B/W
Duration: 102 mins
Restoration Details
Status: Released
Country Where Restored: United States
Restoration Release Date:
Country Restoration First Screened:
Lab Image Restored By: Cineric, NY
Lab Audio Restored By:
Archive Partner(s) in Restoration:
Restored Elements Held By:
Restoration Funded By: Kadokawa and The Film Foundation
Restoration Premiere:
Screening Rights Held By: Kadokawa Corporation