Double Suicide (1969)
Double Suicide (1969)
Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.
Subs
Currently Double Suicide is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Criterion Channel
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.
Kichiemon Nakamura II
Jihei
Shima Iwashita
Koharu
Shizue Kawarazaki
Osan's Mother
Kamatari Fujiwara
Owner of the Yamatoya
Tokie Hidari
Osugi
Yoshi Katō
Gosaemon
Sumiko Hidaka
Proprietress
Yûsuke Takita
Magoemon
Hōsei Komatsu
Tahei
Takashi Sue
Store Owner
Masashi Makita
Guest
Makoto Akatsuka
Sangorô
Masahiro Shinoda
Director
Unko Uehara
Otama
Monzaemon Chikamatsu
Writer
Shinji Tsuchiya
Kantaro
Kaori Tozawa
Osue
Toru Takemitsu
Writer
Taeko Tomioka
Writer
Masayuki Nakajima
Producer
Kōhei Oguri
Assistant Director
Tōichirō Narushima
Cinematographer
Kiyoshi Awazu
ProductionDesigner
Hideo Nishizaki
Sound Recordist / Sound
Masayuki Motomochi
Assistant Director
Yôko Takahashi
Makeup Artist
Dai Arakawa
Set Decoration
Akiyoshi Kanda
Set Decoration
Kiyoshi Hashimoto
Costume Design
Masao Katô
Production Manager
Makoto Koizumi
Assistant Director
Shigeyuki Nakano
Assistant Director
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Double Suicide (心中天網島, Shinjū Ten no Amijima) is a 1969 Japanese historical drama film directed by Masahiro Shinoda. It is based on the 1721 bunraku (traditional puppet theatre) play The Love Suicides at Amijima by Monzaemon Chikamatsu.
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