
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
Jihei

Shima Iwashita
Koharu / Osan

Hōsei Komatsu
Tahei

Yūsuke 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
Unknown
Masatsugu Makita
Unknown
Crew

Masahiro Shinoda
Director, Writer, Producer

Toru Takemitsu
Writer, Original Music Composer

Taeko Tomioka
Writer
Tōichirō Narushima
Director of Photography
Makoto Koizumi
Assistant Director
Masayuki Motomochi
Assistant Director
Shigeyuki Nakano
Assistant Director

Kōhei Oguri
Assistant Director
Masayuki Nakajima
Producer

Kiyoshi Awazu
Production Design
Kiyoshi Hashimoto
Costume Design
Yôko Takahashi
Makeup Artist
Akira Suzuki
Sound Effects Editor
Tadao Takai
Sound Effects Editor
Hideo Nishizaki
Sound Recordist, Sound
Akiyoshi Kanda
Set Decoration
Dai Arakawa
Set Decoration
Masao Katô
Production Manager
Monzaemon Chikamatsu
Original Story
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