Film

Love Song of the Old Capital

1997 · 1h 34m

In Kyoto in 1944, poet Tomohiko Nagata meets Shizue, the wife of Kyoto University assistant professor Takeichi Naito, during a lecture. Drawn to poetry and classical literature, Shizue becomes Nagata’s devoted pupil, but their relationship gradually grows beyond that of teacher and student. As rumors spread among Kyoto’s literary circle and reach her husband, jealousy and resentment tear through the Naito family. For their daughter Momoyo, the affair becomes a painful shock, yet Shizue finds herself unable to give up her love for Nagata.

Yuko Asano

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Takashi Naito

Takako Matsu

Taro Yamamoto

Kyôko Kishida

• Shin'ichi IchikawaWriter

Release date

March 17, 1997

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 34m