Double Suicide
1969 · 105 min
Drama · Romance
★ 7.0Criterion
Successful and married with children, paper-mill owner Jihei knows better than to contradict the strict social and moral codes of 18th-century Japan. But when he meets the lovely courtesan Koharu, he becomes a man obsessed. Koharu returns his love, even foregoing other customers while Jihei schemes to somehow buy her freedom. His efforts yield ruinous consequences for his business and his family life, and Koharu is meanwhile purchased by another client.
Crew
- Director Masahiro Shinoda
- Writer Toru Takemitsu
- Writer Masahiro Shinoda
- Writer Taeko Tomioka
- Director of Photography Tōichirō Narushima
Cast
Crew
- Director — Masahiro Shinoda
- Writer — Toru Takemitsu
- Writer — Masahiro Shinoda
- Writer — Taeko Tomioka
- Director of Photography — Tōichirō Narushima
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