The Crucified Lovers
, also titled A Story from Chikamatsu, is a 1954 Japanese drama film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. It was adapted from Monzaemon Chikamatsu's 1715 bunraku play Daikyōji mukashi goyomi.
Plot
In Edo-period Japan, Mohei is an apprentice to Ishun, the wealthy grand scroll-maker of Kyoto. Mohei loyally serves his boss and works long hours for him. He has traditional views of morality and supports a sentence of crucifixion for an adulterous couple, even after he is reminded of Japan's double standard for wealthy men who cheat on their wives.
More details
| author | Yoshikata Yoda |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Japan |
| director | Kenji Mizoguchi |
| editor | Kanji Sugawara |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | cheat collective punishment cove engage even family business family home force geisha house arrest kyoto lake biwa money order romantic rival run away |
| musicBy | Fumio Hayasaka |
| producer | Masaichi Nagata |
| productionCompany | Daiei Film |
| publisher | Daiei Film |
| recordedAt | Japan |
| theme | japanese jidaigeki |