Chikamatsu Monogatari (1954)
近松物語
"The tortured heart behind the cultivated image."
ThumbScore
👍 89%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 100%
(RT: 100%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Kazuo Hasegawa as Mohei
Eitarō Shindō as Ishun
Yōko Minamida as Otama
Haruo Tanaka as Gifuya Dôki
Chieko Naniwa as Okô
Ichirō Sugai as Gembei
Is Chikamatsu Monogatari good?
Yes. 89% audience score, estimated from 158 TMDB ratings. Critics gave it 100%.
Overview
When the wife of a 17th-century Kyoto scrollmaker is falsely accused of having an affair with his best employee, the pair flee the city and find themselves truly falling for one another. Wikipedia ↗
