Chikamatsu Monogatari

1954 · directed by Kenji Mizoguchi

Rating
87/100
Hit
yes

When the wife of a 17th-century Kyoto scrollmaker is falsely accused of having an affair with his best employee, the pair flee the city and find themselves truly falling for one another.

Chikamatsu Monogatari (1954), directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, rates 87/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Kazuo Hasegawa
  • Kyōko Kagawa
  • Eitarō Shindō
  • Eitarō Ozawa
  • Yōko Minamida
  • Haruo Tanaka
  • Chieko Naniwa
  • Ichirō Sugai
  • Tatsuya Ishiguro
  • Hiroshi Mizuno

Crew

  • Kazuo Miyagawa — Director of Photography
  • Kanji Suganuma — Editor
  • Fumio Hayasaka — Original Music Composer
  • Tamezō Mochizuki — Original Music Composer
  • Matsutarō Kawaguchi — Screenplay
  • Yoshikata Yoda — Screenplay

More from Kenji Mizoguchi

  1. Ugetsu (1953) — 100/100 · hit
  2. Sansho the Bailiff (1954) — 89/100 · hit
  3. The Life of Oharu (1952) — 88/100 · hit
  4. A Geisha (1953) — 86/100 · hit
  5. The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939) — 84/100 · hit
  6. Osaka Elegy (1936) — 82/100 · hit

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