7.8/10
IMDB Rating : 7.8
FD Smart Rating : 7.8
Synopsis : Married paper merchant Jihei falls in love with prostitute Koharu. If they can't be together in this world, maybe they can be together in the next.
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Japan
Shima Iwashita , Tokie Hidari , Hosei Komatsu , Yusuke Takita , Kamatari Fujiwara , Kichiemon Nakamura , Shizue Kawarazaki , Yoshi Kato
Monzaemon Chikamatsu , Masahiro Shinoda , Toru Takemitsu , Taeko Tomioka
Drama
1969
1h43m
Recommended for ages 18 and above only
In 18th Century in Japan, the paper merchant Jihei (Kichiemon Nakamura) falls in love for the courtesan Koharu (Shima Iwashita), but he can not afford to redeem her from her master and owner of the brothel, since he spent all his money in the place with Koharu. Jihei's wife Osan tries to keep her husband with his two children and asks Koharu to leave him. The two lovers make a pact of double suicide to escape from the rigid rules of the Japanese society of 1720 and stay together after death.