Double Suicide (1969)
Shinjû: Ten no Amijima
105 min
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.
- Release date
- May 24, 1969
- Country of origin
- Japan
Where to watch
Subscription
Criterion Channel
Cast
- Kichiemon Nakamura as Jihei
- Shima Iwashita as Koharu
- Hōsei Komatsu as Tahei
- Yūsuke Takita as Magoemon
- Kamatari Fujiwara as Owner of the Yamatoya
- Yoshi Katô as Gosaemon
- Shizue Kawarazaki as Osan's Mother
- Tokie Hidari as Osugi
- Sumiko Hidaka as Proprietress
- Takashi Sue as Store Owner
- Makoto Akatsuka as Sangorô
- Jun Hamamura
- Shima Iwashita as Osan
- Masashi Makita as Guest
Crew
- Masahiro Shinoda · Director
- Monzaemon Chikamatsu · Writer
- Masahiro Shinoda · Writer
- Tôru Takemitsu · Writer
- Taeko Tomioka · Writer
- Masayuki Nakajima · Producer
- Masahiro Shinoda · Producer
- Tôru Takemitsu · Composer
- Tôichirô Narushima · Cinematographer
- Kiyoshi Awazu · Production designer