Chikamatsu’s Love in Osaka (1959): Cast
Chikamatsu’s Love in Osaka is a 1959 romantic film directed by Tomu Uchida, starring Chiezō Kataoka as Monzaemon Chikamatsu, Kinuyo Tanaka and Eijirô Tôno. It runs 1 hour 45 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 45m (105 min)
- Director
- Tomu Uchida
- Genre
- Romance
- Original language
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Japanese - Studio
- Toei Company
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Chikamatsu’s Love in Osaka About?
The premise of Chikamatsu’s Love in Osaka without spoilers.
An adopted son of an Osaka courier falls for a prostitute who is about to be sold. He steals his employer’s money to buy her freedom, and the two flee to Yamato. Like characters in Chikamatsu’s sewamono tragedies, they are pursued and their love ends in death. Uchida revisits his themes of prostitute indenture, inserting Chikamatsu as a character, a meta‑dramatic twist praised as “extraordinary.”
Chikamatsu’s Love in Osaka Themes & Keywords
· 7 tags- prostitute
- brothel
- japanese woman
- love
- man
- based on book
- based on novel
Chikamatsu’s Love in Osaka Cast & Characters
Chiezō Kataoka leads the cast as Monzaemon Chikamatsu, with Kinuyo Tanaka as Myokan and Eijirô Tôno. Directed by Tomu Uchida; 33 actors are credited in all.
- Director Tomu Uchida
- Chiezō Kataoka as Monzaemon Chikamatsu
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Kinuyo Tanaka as Myokan -
Eijirô Tôno -
Chieko Naniwa as Oen
Also Starring in Chikamatsu’s Love in Osaka
· 29 more- Ineko Arima Umegawa
- Kinnosuke Nakamura Chubei Kameya
- Ryōsuke Kagawa
- Eitarô Shindô
- Masao Oda
- Minoru Chiaki
- Hiroshi Hatano
- Tsuyako Okajima
- Sonosuke Sawamura
- Kazutarō Kuni
- Sumiko Hidaka
- Harue Akagi
- Yoshiko Nakamura Okiyo
- Shirō Osaki
- Chie Ueki Otama
- Kisho Nomura
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More from Tomu Uchida
More films directed by Tomu Uchida: Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of Death, Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro, A Fugitive from the Past and Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple.
Chikamatsu’s Love in Osaka Also Known As
2 alternative titles: “Naniwa no koi no monogatari” and “История влюблённых в Нанива”.
- Also known as
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- Naniwa no koi no monogatari
- История влюблённых в Нанива
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Chikamatsu’s Love in Osaka FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Chikamatsu’s Love in Osaka, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Chikamatsu’s Love in Osaka?
Chikamatsu’s Love in Osaka runs 1 hour 45 minutes (105 minutes).
When was Chikamatsu’s Love in Osaka released?
Chikamatsu’s Love in Osaka was released on September 13, 1959.
Who directed Chikamatsu’s Love in Osaka?
Chikamatsu’s Love in Osaka was directed by Tomu Uchida.
More films by Tomu Uchida Who is in the cast of Chikamatsu’s Love in Osaka?
Chikamatsu’s Love in Osaka stars Chiezō Kataoka as Monzaemon Chikamatsu, Kinuyo Tanaka as Myokan and Eijirô Tôno, among 33 credited actors.
Does Chikamatsu’s Love in Osaka have a post-credit scene?
No. Chikamatsu’s Love in Osaka has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Chikamatsu’s Love in Osaka in?
The original language of Chikamatsu’s Love in Osaka is Japanese.
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