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
![Toei Company, Ltd.](https://images.moviefit.me/pc/s/29-toei-company-ltd.webp)
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](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/95353-shinjiro-ehara.webp)
Shinjirô Ehara
Kantaro Hayakawa
![Hitomi Nakahara](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/95372-hitomi-nakahara.webp)
Hitomi Nakahara
Mitsuko Miyauchi
![Eiji Okada](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/19870-eiji-okada.webp)
Eiji Okada
![Isao Kimura](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/33860-isao-kimura.webp)
Isao Kimura
Segawa Hospital doctor
![Yoshi Katō](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/19865-yoshi-kato.webp)
Yoshi Katō
![Seiji Miyaguchi](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/22821-seiji-miyaguchi.webp)
Seiji Miyaguchi
![Eijirō Tōno](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/21693-eijiro-tono.webp)
Eijirō Tōno
![Kaoru Kusuda](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Kaoru Kusuda
![Toshiko Kobayashi](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/246469-toshiko-kobayashi.webp)
Toshiko Kobayashi
![Mayumi Fujisato](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/817918-mayumi-fujisato.webp)
Mayumi Fujisato
![Haruko Toda](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Haruko Toda
Tanaka's mother
![Michiko Araki](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/157528-michiko-araki.webp)
Michiko Araki
Segawa Hospital nurse
![Hiroshi Ohkawa](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Hiroshi Ohkawa
Producer
![Junji Masuda](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Junji Masuda
Hospital doctor
![Hyo Kitazawa](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/234877-hyo-kitazawa.webp)
Hyo Kitazawa
Hospital doctor
![Junkichi Orimoto](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/21805-junkichi-orimoto.webp)
Junkichi Orimoto
Detective A
![Hidesuke Sone](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Hidesuke Sone
Middle-aged man
![Tamotsu Suzuki](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Tamotsu Suzuki
Heart En
![Hiroshi Tomono](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Hiroshi Tomono
Sugi
![Kunie Tanaka](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/3063-kunie-tanaka.webp)
Kunie Tanaka
Satoyan
![Tetsuo Uematsu](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/192803-tetsuo-uematsu.webp)
Tetsuo Uematsu
Densuke
![Kyoko Takahashi](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Kyoko Takahashi
Hospital nurse
![Makiko Hiraoka](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Makiko Hiraoka
Yoriko
![Toshie Kobayashi](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Toshie Kobayashi
Tokiko
![Kazue Tagami](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Kazue Tagami
Kimie
![Akira Katayama](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/518292-akira-katayama.webp)
Akira Katayama
Hospital doctor
![Rō Ose](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/22843-ro-ose.webp)
Rō Ose
Tanaka
![Hisashi Igawa](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/22847-hisashi-igawa.webp)
Hisashi Igawa
Goro
![Sakae Umezu](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/86101-sakae-umezu.webp)
Sakae Umezu
Detective B
![Tadashi Imai](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/177597-tadashi-imai.webp)
Tadashi Imai
Director
![Yoshiki Nagasawa](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Yoshiki Nagasawa
Editor
![Shunichirō Nakao](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Shunichirō Nakao
Director of Photography
![Masao Oki](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Masao Oki
Original Music Composer
![Hirokazu Iwata](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Hirokazu Iwata
Sound Recordist
![Hideo Motomochi](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Hideo Motomochi
Lighting Technician
![Seigo Shindo](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Seigo Shindo
Art Direction
![Satoru Ainoda](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Satoru Ainoda
Assistant Director
![Yoko Mizuki](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/174124-yoko-mizuki.webp)
Yoko Mizuki
Original Story / Screenplay
![Sachi Shindô](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Sachi Shindô
![Ryo Ohigashi](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Ryo Ohigashi
![Fujie Satsuki](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Fujie Satsuki
![Zenpei Saga](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/282940-zenpei-saga.webp)
Zenpei Saga
![Yoshio Inaba](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/27325-yoshio-inaba.webp)
Yoshio Inaba
![Zeko Nakamura](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/183025-zeko-nakamura.webp)
Zeko Nakamura
![Shin Tonomura](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Shin Tonomura
![Fusatarō Ishijima](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Fusatarō Ishijima
![Koji Kiyomura](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Koji Kiyomura
![Ryuichi Nagashima](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Ryuichi Nagashima
![Midori Yamamoto](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Midori Yamamoto
![Mutsuko Masaki](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Mutsuko Masaki
![Akiko Ishibashi](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Akiko Ishibashi
![Hirotaka Ono](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Hirotaka Ono
![Kosaku Okano](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Kosaku Okano
![Katsutaro Moriyama](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Katsutaro Moriyama
![Yoshihisa Kamo](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Yoshihisa Kamo
![Makiko Kitashiro](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Makiko Kitashiro
Details.
Release DateOctober 15, 1957
Original Name純愛物語
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 13m
Genres
Last updated:
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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