The Crucified Lovers
Kenji Mizoguchi adapts this story of forbidden love from the 17th century story by Chikamatsu Monzaemon, considered the 'Japanese Shakespeare'. Originally written for 'Bunraku', the traditional Japanese puppet theatre, Mizoguchi has adapted it in his signature style recalling Japanese woodcuts and scroll paintings. "The Crucified Lovers" tells the tragic tale of a miserly scroll-maker's wife, Osan, and her husband's employee, Mohei, in an era when adultery was punishable by execution. When a series of innocent events lead to the false accusation of an affair between the two, they are forced to flee an almost certain death sentence. On the run, the outlaw couple grow closer together, drawn inexorably towards the romantic crime of which they are accused.
Year: 1954
Genre: Classic Drama, Japanese Cinema, Classic Cinema
Country: Japan
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
Starring: Kazuo Hasegawa, Kyoko Kagawa, Yoko Minamida
Duration: 102 Minutes
Rating: PG - Contains violence.
Subtitles: Yes
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Location in store: Foreign (Japan)
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