Monzaemon Chikamatsu Trailers
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Most Popular Monzaemon Chikamatsu Trailers
Total trailers found: 14
Double Suicide of Sonezaki Trailer (1978)
29 April 1978
Suicide has long been used as a form of social protest in Japan. In this film, set in 1703, samurai culture is being transformed by the emergence of a new merchant class.
The Lovers' Exile Trailer (1980)
02 July 1980
An adaptation of “The Courier for Hell” (“Meido no Hikyaku”) by Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653-1725).
The Oil-Hell Murder Trailer (1957)
15 November 1957
A privileged son betrays his family for the favors of a geisha in 18th century Osaka.
The Oil Merchant's Wife Trailer (2009)
23 May 2009
Starting with director Gosha Hideo's version in 1992, the puppet theater of Chikamatsu Monzaemon has been made into a film on countless occasions.
Chikamatsu Monogatari Trailer (1954)
23 November 1954
When the wife of a 17th-century Kyoto scrollmaker is falsely accused of having an affair with his best employee, the pair flee the city and find themselves truly falling for one another.
Double Suicide Trailer (1969)
24 May 1969
Successful and married with children, paper-mill owner Jihei knows better than to contradict the strict social and moral codes of 18th-century Japan.
The Oil-Hell Murder Trailer (1992)
23 May 1992
The indolent son of an oil vendor becomes a regular customer of a prostitute, racks up a mountain of debt, and is disowned by his parents.
Night Drum Trailer (1958)
15 April 1958
Following a yearlong attendance upon his shogun in Edo, samurai Hikokuro makes a long-awaited return to his home and doting wife, Dane.
Gonza the Spearman Trailer (1986)
15 January 1986
The tragic story of Gonza, a handsome ladies man, set in the Tokugawa Period, a time in which appearances are very important.
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka Trailer (1959)
13 September 1959
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.
The Horse Boy Trailer (1957)
19 February 1957
A humble page fathers a child by the daughter of a clan official and is banished. Years later, the child, now a stable boy, is reunited with his father, but feudal codes threaten their happiness.
Murder in a Hell of Oil Trailer (2019)
08 November 2019
Based on a true incident, this is a timeless story of a hot-headed young man who rebels against his parents and is forced into desperate straits, eventually losing himself in madness.
The Love Suicides at Sonezaki Trailer (1981)
11 November 1981
A bunraku puppet drama of the courtesan Ohatsu and her lover, Tokubei, a soy-sauce merchant whose fortunes have gone awry through the perfidy of a trusted associate.
The Prodigal Son Trailer (1964)
31 January 1964
A Japanese adaption of the story of the Prodigal Son.
