The Lovers' Exile

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1980 · 87 min · Drama · TMDB 5.7/10

Overview

An adaptation of “The Courier for Hell” (“Meido no Hikyaku”) by Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653-1725).

Directed by Marty Gross

Cast

• Tamao Yoshida — Chubei, a clerk
• Minosuke Yoshida — Umegawa, a prostitute
• Kanjuro Kiritake — Hachiemon, Chubei's friend; Magoemon, Chubei's father
• Oritaya Takemoto — Scene I Joruri Reciter
• Enza Tsuruzawa — Scene I Samisen Player