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The Crucified Lovers
近松物語
Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi
1954•1h 42m•NR•★ 8.1
Drama / Romance
Synopsis
In 17th-century Kyoto, a virtuous young wife falsely accused of adultery with her wealthy husband's scroll-maker apprentice flees with him across Lake Biwa, transforming their desperate flight into a passionate, transcendent embrace of doomed forbidden love facing public crucifixion. Kenji Mizoguchi's sublime cinematic pinnacle of long tracking shots and tragic ecstasy.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorKenji Mizoguchi
WriterYoshikata YodaMatsutarō Kawaguchi
CinematographyKazuo Miyagawa
MusicFumio HayasakaTamezō Mochizuki
Principal Cast
Kazuo HasegawaMohei
Kyōko KagawaOsan
Eitarō ShindōIshun
Eitarō OzawaSukeemon
Yōko MinamidaOtama
Haruo TanakaGifuya Dôki
Chieko NaniwaOkô
Ichirō SugaiGembei
Technical Specifications
Runtime1h 42m (102 mins)
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DirectorKenji Mizoguchi
LanguagesJapanese
CountryJP
StudioDaiei Film
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