Streaming Chikamatsu monogatari (1954) Online

Chikamatsu monogatari (1954)iMDB Rating: 8.1
Date Released : 1 November 1970
Genre : Drama, Romance
Stars : Kazuo Hasegawa, Kyôko Kagawa, Eitarô Shindô, Eitarô Ozawa. In 17th century Kyoto, Osan is married to Ishun, a wealthy miserly scroll-maker. When Osan is falsely accused of having an affair with the best worker, Mohei, the pair flee the city and declare their love for each other. Ishun orders his men to find them, and separate them to avoid public humiliation." />
Movie Quality : BRrip
Format : MKV
Size : 870 MB

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In 17th century Kyoto, Osan is married to Ishun, a wealthy miserly scroll-maker. When Osan is falsely accused of having an affair with the best worker, Mohei, the pair flee the city and declare their love for each other. Ishun orders his men to find them, and separate them to avoid public humiliation.

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Review :

An accessible masterpiece

The only print of CHIKAMATUS MONOGATARI I've been able to find was abysmal - I almost couldn't watch it. Which is a shame as this is among the greatest Mizoguchi films. The story - which I believe had been done before and since by other Japanese directors - is a bit straighter than my favorite Mizoguchi films (SANSHO THE BAILIFF and UGETSU MONOGATARI), and is essentially a tale of tragic romance, in this case a transgressive romance that crosses strict class boundaries. As always with Mizoguchi, there is an exquisitely expressed tone of defiance, and

• bad print aside - I was very pleased. As with all of Mizoguchi's

films, I'm eagerly awaiting a restored DVD release - whenever that may come...