Director & Screenwriter: Masumura Yasuzo
Screenwriter: Shirasaka Yoshio
Rank: #99999
Country: Japan
Native Title: 曽根崎心中
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Duration: 1 hr. 52 min.
Content Rating: Not Yet Rated
Alternative Titles: Sonezaki Shinjū, Double Suicide Of Sonezaki,
Genre: Drama, Historical, Romance
The plot follows closely the original play. Tokubei works as a soy-sauce maker. He falls in love with indentured prostitute O-Hatsu. After O-Hatsu’s indenture is bought by a wealthy patron, they plan to commit suicide.
~Adapted from a novel by Monzaemon Chikamatsu.
