The Story of Pure Love (1957)
2h 13m
Running Time
October 15, 1957Release Date
The Story of Pure Love (1957)
2h 13m
Running Time
October 15, 1957Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
Junai Monogatari AKA Story of Pure Love is about two poor youths, Mitsuko and Kando, rebelling against society in various ways, who are desperately trying to be together despite tortuous circumstances. The film depicts their lives as thieves, menial laborers who can get little pay, society outcasts, and of course, lovers. Junai Monogatari depicts, mostly, their struggles within the Japanese reformatory system and Mitsuko's worsening sickness.
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Cast & Crew.
Shinjirô Ehara
Kantaro Hayakawa
Hitomi Nakahara
Mitsuko Miyauchi
Eiji Okada
Isao Kimura
Segawa Hospital doctor
Yoshi Katō
Seiji Miyaguchi
Eijirō Tōno
Kaoru Kusuda
Toshiko Kobayashi
Mayumi Fujisato
Haruko Toda
Tanaka's mother
Michiko Araki
Segawa Hospital nurse
Hiroshi Ohkawa
Producer
Junji Masuda
Hospital doctor
Hyo Kitazawa
Hospital doctor
Junkichi Orimoto
Detective A
Hidesuke Sone
Middle-aged man
Tamotsu Suzuki
Heart En
Hiroshi Tomono
Sugi
Kunie Tanaka
Satoyan
Tetsuo Uematsu
Densuke
Kyoko Takahashi
Hospital nurse
Makiko Hiraoka
Yoriko
Toshie Kobayashi
Tokiko
Kazue Tagami
Kimie
Akira Katayama
Hospital doctor
Rō Ose
Tanaka
Hisashi Igawa
Goro
Sakae Umezu
Detective B
Tadashi Imai
Director
Yoshiki Nagasawa
Editor
Shunichirō Nakao
Director of Photography
Masao Oki
Original Music Composer
Hirokazu Iwata
Sound Recordist
Hideo Motomochi
Lighting Technician
Seigo Shindo
Art Direction
Satoru Ainoda
Assistant Director
Yoko Mizuki
Original Story / Screenplay
Sachi Shindô
Ryo Ohigashi
Fujie Satsuki
Zenpei Saga
Yoshio Inaba
Zeko Nakamura
Shin Tonomura
Fusatarō Ishijima
Koji Kiyomura
Ryuichi Nagashima
Midori Yamamoto
Mutsuko Masaki
Akiko Ishibashi
Hirotaka Ono
Kosaku Okano
Katsutaro Moriyama
Yoshihisa Kamo
Makiko Kitashiro
Details.
Release DateOctober 15, 1957
Original Name純愛物語
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 13m
Genres
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Wiki.
Jun'ai Monogatari (純愛物語, A Story of Pure Love) is a 1957 Japanese film directed by Tadashi Imai. It was entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival where Imai won the Silver Bear for Best Director.
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