Summary
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.
Good for
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Partner watch
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+15)
Critics 100Audiences 85GoodWatch 92
Tomatometer100%
Audience score92%
Letterboxd · 10 K ratings4.1/5
IMDb8.0
Running time
1 h 42 min
A typical length for dramas, −7 min on the typical 109
typical 109102Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
1954
November 23, 1954
72 years ago
Genres
DramaRomanceLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
- Japan
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesIntense
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 17 more36 people
- Kazuo HasegawaMohei
- Kyōko KagawaOsan
- Eitarō ShindōIshun
- Eitarō OzawaSukeemon
- Yōko MinamidaOtama
- Haruo TanakaGifuya Dôki
- Chieko NaniwaOkô
- Ichirō SugaiGembei
Tatsuya IshiguroIsan- HMHiroshi MizunoKuroki
Hisao ToakeMorinokoji
Ikkei TamakiJushiro Umegaki
Kimiko TachibanaUmetatsu Akamatsu
Keiko KoyanagiOkaya- SNSayako NakagamiOsono
Kanae KobayashiOtatsu- SMShiro MiuraWorker
Nobuko TaneiYoung Girl- SSSōji ShibataWorker
- SMSatoshi MikamiWorker
- SSSatoshi ShinoharaWorker
- TITadashi IwataChushichi
- IAIchirō AmanoBlind Musician
Kōichi KatsuragiPriest
Directing · 2
- Kenji Mizoguchi Director
- Tokuzō Tanaka Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Yoshikata Yoda Screenplay
- Matsutarō Kawaguchi Screenplay
- Monzaemon Chikamatsu Theatre Play
Production · 4
- Masaichi Nagata Producer
- Hisakazu Tsuji Production Coordinator
- Hiroshi Ozawa Production Manager
- Masatsugu Hashimoto Executive In Charge Of Production
Camera · 2
- Kazuo Miyagawa Director of Photography
- Shozo Tanaka Camera Operator
Editing · 1
- Kanji Suganuma Editor
Sound · 4
- Fumio Hayasaka Original Music Composer
- Tamezō Mochizuki Original Music Composer
- Shôsaburô Suzuki Sound Recordist
- Iwao Ōtani Sound
Art · 5
- Uichirô Yamamoto Set Designer
- Akira Naitō Assistant Art Director
- Hiroshi Mizutani Art Direction
- Tasaburô Oota Background Designer
- Yaichi Ebise Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Natsu Itô Costume Design
- Masanori Kobayashi Makeup Artist
- Ritsu Hanai Hairstylist
Lighting · 2
- Ken'ichi Okamoto Gaffer
- Takabuki Yoshiya Lighting Technician
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