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
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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

Hideo Motomochi
Lighting Technician

Satoru Ainoda
Assistant Director

Shunichirō Nakao
Director of Photography

Masao Oki
Original Music Composer

Seigo Shindo
Art Direction

Yoshiki Nagasawa
Editor

Hirokazu Iwata
Sound Recordist

Yoko Mizuki
Original Story / Screenplay

Sachi Shindô

Ryō Daitō

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

Teruko Kishi
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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