105 minutos
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.
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
