Starting with director Gosha Hideo's version in 1992, the puppet theater of Chikamatsu Monzaemon has been made into a film on countless occasions. The actor Sakagami Shinobu wrote and directed this version. This new interpretation focuses on a woman who played a minor role in the original version, and features a bold performance from former pin-up model Fujikawa Nozomi. Yohee (Yasuda Shingo), son and heir of the store Kawachiya, runs up huge debts due to his obsession with the prostitute Okiku (Fujikawa). Told by her husband Chizaemon, Okichi (Yamada Kinuwo) goes to condemn Yohee. On her way back home, Okiku laughs and mocks her, which Okichi finds sexually exciting.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Nozomi Fujikawa, Kinuo Yamada, Shingo Yasuda, Yûrei Yanagi, Shōhei Hino
Crew: Takahiro Izutani (Music), Shinobu Sakagami (Director), Gaku Narita (Editor), Monzaemon Chikamatsu (Original Story), Shinobu Sakagami (Screenplay), Kei Yasuda (Director of Photography)
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Studio: TORNADO FILM
Runtime: 95 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: May 23, 2009
IMDb: 10
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