Chikamatsu monogatari (The Crucified Lovers)

Chikamatsu monogatari (The Crucified Lovers) (1954)

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Master filmmaker Kenji Mizoguchi directs this tale of star-crossed lovers, based on a puppet play by Monzaemon Chikamatsu. Set in 1693 during a period of rigid feudal hierarchy and strict social customs, the film unfolds in the estate of a miserly scroll maker named Ishun (Eitaro Shindo). While… More

Unrated,
Directed By
Written By
Monzaemon Chikamatsu, Matsutarô Kawaguchi
Genres
Drama, Romance, Art House & International
In Theaters
Nov 1, 1954 Wide
Criterion Collection

Critic Reviews

  • Anton Bitel, Film4

    Hardly Mizoguchi's finest film, but this period passion play has moments of brilliance amidst all the complicated melodrama.

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  • Kylie B


    As someone who is not a film student or critic, I believe I got less out of the film. For a casual viewer, it's still a relatively engaging film provided you're into (period) drama and don't run screaming at subtitles or black and white.

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