Release Date
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Original Release
May 24, 1969
1h 45m
Double Suicide (1969)
⭐ 7.0105 min
Overview
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.
Director
Masahiro Shinoda
Department: Directing
⭐Popularity: 1.4
Cast
Kichiemon Nakamura II
Jihei
⭐1.2
Shima Iwashita
Koharu / Osan
⭐2.5
Hōsei Komatsu
Tahei
⭐1.1
Yūsuke Takita
Mogoemon
⭐0.9
Kamatari Fujiwara
Owner of the Yamatoya
⭐1.5
Yoshi Katō
Gosaemon
⭐1.3
Shizue Kawarazaki
Osan's Mother
⭐0.6
Tokie Hidari
Osugi
⭐1.1
Sumiko Hidaka
Proprietress
⭐0.8
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Takashi Sue
Store Owner
⭐0.6
Genres
DramaRomance
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