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Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka

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IMDB ID: tt0410355

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Chubei, the adopted son of an Osaka courier, falls desperately in love with the courtesan Umegawa. To prevent a wealthy client from purchasing her, he steals money from his employer to buy her freedom himself. Now hunted criminals, the lovers flee toward Yamato, pursued by the law.

Japanese

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Kinnosuke Nakamura

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Ineko Arima

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Kinuyo Tanaka

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Keiko Yukishiro

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Hiromi Hanazono

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Chie Ueki

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Sumiko Hidaka

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Chieko Naniwa

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Kodayu Ichikawa

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Ryōsuke Kagawa

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Tomu Uchida

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Monzaemon Chikamatsu

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Masashige Narusawa

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