Film

The Hidden Lover

1972 · 1h 6m · Romance · Drama · Horror

Kiyoshi Yoshida plays Sotaro, a popular television performer, who manages a one-night stand with country-girl Yuko (Yuko Katagiri). She falls madly in love with him, and he enjoys the home-spun attention. When Yuko agrees to a prenuptial contract demanding her silence about the vows and permitting Sotaro the luxury of an "open marriage," they wed in a secret ceremony. However, after a couple weeks of Sotaro's womanizing, Yuko is unable to handle the situation and she attempts to kill both her husband and herself. The resulting scandal costs Sotaro his reputation and career; Yuko is sentenced to a 3 year jail term. But when she gets released, they get back together and try to establish the marriage on a "firmer footing."

Yūko Katagiri

Yuko

Mitsuko Aoi

Tome Sonoyama

Mayumi Tsubaki

Maki Shinoda

Hiroko Hamano

Mitsue

Kazuhiko Yakata

Host

Kôji Kai

Journalist

Kunio Shimizu

Kazuo Tanimura

Kiyoshi Yoshida

• Masaru KonumaDirector
• Akane ShiratoriScreenplay
• Kenji HagiwaraDirector of Photography
• Tsutomu SanadaOriginal Music Composer
• Masanori TsujiiEditor

Release date

July 19, 1972

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 6m

Genres

Romance, Drama, Horror