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The Story of Pure Love (1957)

Genre : Romance, Drama

Runtime : 2H 13M

Director : Tadashi Imai
Writer : Yoko Mizuki

Synopsis

Junai Monogatari AKA Story of Pure Love is about two poor youths, Mitsuko and Kando, rebelling against society in various ways, who are desperately trying to be together despite tortuous circumstances. The film depicts their lives as thieves, menial laborers who can get little pay, society outcasts, and of course, lovers. Junai Monogatari depicts, mostly, their struggles within the Japanese reformatory system and Mitsuko's worsening sickness.

Actors

Shinjirô Ehara
Shinjirô Ehara
Kantaro Hayakawa
Hitomi Nakahara
Hitomi Nakahara
Mitsuko Miyauchi
Eiji Okada
Eiji Okada
Isao Kimura
Isao Kimura
Segawa Hospital doctor
Yoshi Katō
Yoshi Katō
Seiji Miyaguchi
Seiji Miyaguchi
Eijirô Tôno
Eijirô Tôno
Kaoru Kusuda
Kaoru Kusuda
Toshiko Kobayashi
Toshiko Kobayashi
Mayumi Fujisato
Mayumi Fujisato
Haruko Toda
Haruko Toda
Tanaka's mother
Makiko Kitashiro
Makiko Kitashiro
Michiko Araki
Michiko Araki
Segawa Hospital nurse
Teruko Kishi
Teruko Kishi
Teruko Nagaoka
Teruko Nagaoka
Jiro Takagi
Jiro Takagi
Kappei Matsumoto
Kappei Matsumoto
Takashi Kanda
Takashi Kanda
Junji Masuda
Junji Masuda
Hospital doctor
Zenpei Saga
Zenpei Saga
Hyo Kitazawa
Hyo Kitazawa
Hospital doctor
Yoshio Inaba
Yoshio Inaba
Zeko Nakamura
Zeko Nakamura
Shin Tonomura
Shin Tonomura
Fusatarō Ishijima
Fusatarō Ishijima
Koji Kiyomura
Koji Kiyomura
Junkichi Orimoto
Junkichi Orimoto
Detective A
Ryuichi Nagashima
Ryuichi Nagashima
Masahiko Naruse
Masahiko Naruse
Takashi Sue
Takashi Sue
Hidesuke Sone
Hidesuke Sone
Middle-aged man
Tamotsu Suzuki
Tamotsu Suzuki
Heart En
Ryoji Kasumi
Ryoji Kasumi
Hiroshi Tomono
Hiroshi Tomono
Sugi
Kunie Tanaka
Kunie Tanaka
Satoyan
Tetsuo Uematsu
Tetsuo Uematsu
Densuke
Sue Mitobe
Sue Mitobe
Aiko Wada
Aiko Wada
Fujie Satsuki
Fujie Satsuki
Sachi Shindô
Sachi Shindô
Yuko Hinoki
Yuko Hinoki
Kaoru Nakano
Kaoru Nakano
Midori Yamamoto
Midori Yamamoto
Kyoko Takahashi
Kyoko Takahashi
Hospital nurse
Makiko Hiraoka
Makiko Hiraoka
Yoriko
Mutsuko Masaki
Mutsuko Masaki
Akiko Ishibashi
Akiko Ishibashi
Toshie Kobayashi
Toshie Kobayashi
Tokiko
Kazue Tagami
Kazue Tagami
Kimie
Ryo Ohigashi
Ryo Ohigashi
Akira Katayama
Akira Katayama
Hospital doctor
Rō Ose
Rō Ose
Tanaka
Hisashi Igawa
Hisashi Igawa
Goro
Shôji Ôki
Shôji Ôki
Sumio Takatsu
Sumio Takatsu
Minoru Hodaka
Minoru Hodaka
Tokio Kozuka
Tokio Kozuka
Kôshirô Harada
Kôshirô Harada
Sakae Umezu
Sakae Umezu
Detective B
Hirotaka Ono
Hirotaka Ono
Kosaku Okano
Kosaku Okano
Katsutaro Moriyama
Katsutaro Moriyama
Yoshihisa Kamo
Yoshihisa Kamo

Crews

Tadashi Imai
Tadashi Imai
Director
Shunichirō Nakao
Shunichirō Nakao
Director of Photography
Hirokazu Iwata
Hirokazu Iwata
Sound Recordist
Hideo Motomochi
Hideo Motomochi
Lighting Technician
Seigo Shindo
Seigo Shindo
Art Direction
Masao Oki
Masao Oki
Original Music Composer
Yoshiki Nagasawa
Yoshiki Nagasawa
Editor
Satoru Ainoda
Satoru Ainoda
Assistant Director
Yoko Mizuki
Yoko Mizuki
Original Story
Yoko Mizuki
Yoko Mizuki
Screenplay

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