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Double Suicide (1969)

Double Suicide (1969)

Drama Romance
Release Date: 1969, May 24
Directors: Masahiro Shinoda
Countries: Japan
Production: hyogensha, Art Theatre Guild
Cast: Kamatari Fujiwara, Shima Iwashita, Tokie Hidari, Hōsei Komatsu, Yoshi Katō, Makoto Akatsuka, Shizue Kawarazaki, Kichiemon Nakamura II, Yūsuke Takita, Sumiko Hidaka, Takashi Sue, Masashi Makita

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

dual role