Double Suicide
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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Cast
17 people
Kichiemon Nakamura II
Jihei
Known for
Kuroneko
Shima Iwashita
Koharu / Osan
Known for
Harakiri
An Autumn Afternoon
Hōsei Komatsu
Tahei
Known for
Lady Snowblood
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41
Yūsuke Takita
Mogoemon
Also in
Irezumi
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees
Kamatari Fujiwara
Owner of the Yamatoya
Known for
Seven Samurai
The Hidden Fortress
Yoshi Katō
Gosaemon
Known for
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Hachiko
Shizue Kawarazaki
Osan's Mother
Known for
Humanity and Paper Balloons
Tokie Hidari
Osugi
Known for
Ponyo
Getting Any?
Sumiko Hidaka
Proprietress
Also in
Night Drum
Akitsu Hot Springs
Takashi Sue
Store Owner
Also in
Cyclops
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
Masashi Makita
Guest
No other roles listed
Makoto Akatsuka
Sangoro
Known for
Kamen Rider
The Twilight Samurai
Masahiro Shinoda Director · Tōru Takemitsu Writer Taeko Tomioka Writer
First release May 24, 1969 · Produced in Japan · Production Art Theatre Guild, Hyôgen-sha
Production
hyogensha
Production
Art Theatre Guild
Production
Hyôgen-sha
Production
Japan
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Original title
心中天網島
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · May 24, 1969
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Russia
February 22, 2016 · Limited theatrical · Retrospective of Masahiro Shinoda (Saint Petersburg)
March 23, 2016 · Limited theatrical · Retrospective of Masahiro Shinoda (Moscow)
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