Crucified Lovers / A Story From Chikamatsu

Name: Crucified Lovers / A Story From Chikamatsu
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
Released: 1955

Kenji Mizoguchi

forbidden love false accusation social ostracism class conflict fate and destiny

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Synopsis

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.

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