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Double Suicide( 1969)

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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.

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      Kichiemon Nakamura II

      Jihei

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      Shima Iwashita

      Koharu and Osan

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      Hōsei Komatsu

      Tahei

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      Yūsuke Takita

      Mogoemon

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      Kamatari Fujiwara

      Owner of the Yamatoya

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      Yoshi Katō

      Gosaemon

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      Shizue Kawarazaki

      Osan's Mother

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      Tokie Hidari

      Osugi

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      Sumiko Hidaka

      Proprietress

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      Takashi Sue

      Store Owner

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      Masashi Makita

      Guest

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      Makoto Akatsuka

      Sangoro

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      Unko Uehara

      Otama

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      Shinji Tsuchiya

      Kantaro

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      Kaori Tozawa

      Osue

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      Jun Hamamura

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      Masatsugu Makita

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    A review by talisencrw

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    Written by talisencrw on Thu Sep 22 2016
    Even though I'm Christian and have always been brought up considering the act of suicide a 'taboo' subject, I have always held great respect for both the Japanese way of doing so to save face, and the thoroughly romantic notion, say, from the likes of 'Romeo and Juliet' (with Shakespeare's writings being probably the cornerstone of Western thought)--so from two completely different cultural perspectives--that a life without the one you love is not worth living. I had previously only seen two of Masahiro Shinoda's other works for The Criterion Collection--the earlier works 'Pale Flower' and '...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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