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Naniwa no Koi no Monogatari
JAPAN · 1959

Naniwa no Koi no Monogatari

Tomu Uchida
forbidden love social class conflict crime and punishment courtesan culture escape and pursuit
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Synopsis

Chubei, the adopted son of an Osaka courier, falls desperately in love with the courtesan Umegawa. To prevent a wealthy client from purchasing her, he steals money from his employer to buy her freedom himself. Now hunted criminals, the lovers flee toward Yamato, pursued by the law.

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