Top Billed Cast
Kichiemon Nakamura II
Jihei
Shima Iwashita
Koharu and Osan
Hōsei Komatsu
Tahei
Yûsuke Takita
Mogoemon
Kamatari Fujiwara
Owner of the Yamatoya
Yoshi Katō
Gosaemon
Shizue Kawarazaki
Osan's Mother
Tokie Hidari
Osugi
Sumiko Hidaka
Proprietress
Takashi Sue
Store Owner
Masashi Makita
Guest
Makoto Akatsuka
Sangoro
Unko Uehara
Otama
Shinji Tsuchiya
Kantaro
Kaori Tozawa
Osue
Jun Hamamura
Masatsugu Makita
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A review by talisencrw
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Written by talisencrw on Thu Sep 22 2016
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 being probably the cornerstone of Western thought)--so from two completely different cultural perspectives--that a life without the one you love is not worth living.
I had previously only seen two of Masahiro Shinoda's other works for The Criterion Collection--the earlier works 'Pale Flower' and '...
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