The read
A Balasaur Score of 81 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%. Critics rate it 24 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 84% of the 781 1960s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
Critics rate it 24 points higher than audiences do.
63 audience votes
Key crew
- Toru TakemitsuWriter
- Masahiro ShinodaWriter
- Taeko TomiokaWriter
- Masahiro ShinodaDirector
- Toru TakemitsuOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Kichiemon Nakamura IIJihei
- Shima IwashitaKoharu / Osan
- Hōsei KomatsuTahei
- Yūsuke TakitaMogoemon
- Kamatari FujiwaraOwner of the Yamatoya
- Yoshi KatōGosaemon
- Shizue KawarazakiOsan's Mother
- Tokie HidariOsugi
- Sumiko HidakaProprietress
- Takashi SueStore Owner
- Masashi MakitaGuest
- Makoto AkatsukaSangoro
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Themes
The Best Movies of 1969
Double Suicide is #8 of 60
