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Double Suicide

7.019691h 45mMovieDramaRomance

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…

DirectorMasahiro Shinoda
WritersMasahiro Shinoda·Tōru Takemitsu
ProducersMasayuki Nakajima·Masahiro Shinoda

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Cast · Directed by Masahiro Shinoda

KIKichiemon Nakamura II
Kichiemon Nakamura II
Jihei
SIShima Iwashita
Shima Iwashita
Koharu / Osan
HKHōsei Komatsu
Hōsei Komatsu
Tahei
YTYūsuke Takita
Yūsuke Takita
Mogoemon
KFKamatari Fujiwara
Kamatari Fujiwara
Owner of the Yamatoya
YKYoshi Katō
Yoshi Katō
Gosaemon
SKShizue Kawarazaki
Shizue Kawarazaki
Osan's Mother
THTokie Hidari
Tokie Hidari
Osugi
SHSumiko Hidaka
Sumiko Hidaka
Proprietress
TS
Takashi Sue
Store Owner
MM
Masashi Makita
Guest
MAMakoto Akatsuka
Makoto Akatsuka
Sangoro

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