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The Love Suicides at Sonezaki (曽根崎心中, Sonezaki Shinjū, also released as Double Suicide Of Sonezaki) is a 1978 Japanese historical romance film directed by Yasuzo Masumura starring Ryudo Uzaki and Meiko Kaji based on the Chikamatsu play of the same name.
The Love Suicides at Sonezaki (曾根崎心中, Sonezaki Shinjū) is a jōruri play by the Japanese playwright Chikamatsu Monzaemon. The double suicides that occurred on May 22, 1703 inspired Chikamatsu to write this play and thus The Love Suicides at Sonezaki made its debut performance on June 20, 1703.
Mar 20, 1982 · Featured review. 9/10. a classic of bunraku, beautifully shot. With a cinematography of Kazuo Miyagawa (Rashoomon, Ugetsu Monogatari...), no need to say this movie is beautifully shot.
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- Midori Kurisaki
Aug 24, 1979 · Double Suicide of Sonezaki: Directed by Yasuzô Masumura. With Meiko Kaji, Ryûdô Uzaki, Hisashi Igawa, Sachiko Hidari. A poor merchant and a prostitute plan to commit suicide together after being pressured and betrayed by their surroundings.
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- Crime, Drama, Romance
- Yasuzô Masumura
- 1979-08-24
The Love Suicides at Sonezaki is a short play in three scenes, staged over a day and a night, inspired by real life suicides that took place on May 22 1703, which the writer discovered in a newspaper story.
Aug 26, 2018 · Ohatsu (Meiko Kaji), the geisha, has fallen in love with a client – Tokubei (Ryudo Uzaki), who is a humble man taken in by an uncle with the intention that he take over his soy-sauce shop.
“The Love Suicides at Sonezaki” is a joruri play by the Japanese playwright Chikamatsu Monzaemon. The double suicides that occurred on May 22, 1703 inspired Chikamatsu to write this play which made its debut performance on June 20, 1703.
