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.
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Original language
Japanese
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Festival History
- L'Étrange Festival 2022 - Retrospective Masahiro Shinoda
- Shanghai International Film Festival 2021 generic
- New York Film Festival 2010 generic
- Viennale 2003 generic
- Kinema Junpo Awards 1970 generic
