Double Suicide
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.
Cast
Kichiemon Nakamura II
as Jihei
Shima Iwashita
as Koharu / Osan
Hōsei Komatsu
as Tahei
Yūsuke Takita
as Mogoemon
Kamatari Fujiwara
as Owner of the Yamatoya
Yoshi Katō
as Gosaemon
Shizue Kawarazaki
as Osan's Mother
Tokie Hidari
as Osugi
Sumiko Hidaka
as Proprietress
Takashi Sue
as Store Owner
Reviews
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Even though I'm Christian and have always been brought up considering the act of suicide a 'taboo' subject, I have always held great respect for both the Japanese way of doing so to save face, and the thoroughly romantic notion, say, from the likes of 'Romeo and Juliet' (with Shakespeare's writings ...
