Film

Double Suicide

1969 · 1h 45m · Drama · Romance

IMDb

7.6

Rotten Tomatoes

100%

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.

Kichiemon Nakamura II

Jihei

Shima Iwashita

Koharu / Osan

Hōsei Komatsu

Tahei

Yūsuke Takita

Mogoemon

Kamatari Fujiwara

Owner of the Yamatoya

Yoshi Katō

Gosaemon

Shizue Kawarazaki

Osan's Mother

Tokie Hidari

Osugi

Sumiko Hidaka

Proprietress

Takashi Sue

Store Owner

Masashi Makita

Guest

Makoto Akatsuka

Sangoro

Unko Uehara

Otama

Shinji Tsuchiya

Kantaro

Kaori Tozawa

Osue

Jun Hamamura

• Masahiro ShinodaDirector · Writer · Producer
• Toru TakemitsuWriter · Original Music Composer
• Taeko TomiokaWriter
• Masayuki NakajimaProducer
• Tōichirō NarushimaDirector of Photography

Release date

May 24, 1969

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 45m

Genres

Drama, Romance

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