The Mud-Spattered Pure Heart

The Mud-Spattered Pure Heart

91 mins | Drama, Crime, Romance | Feb. 10, 1963

Jiro, a young yakuza, and Mami, a diplomat’s daughter, are two young lovers from different worlds. Having met by accident, they soon discover a new life together. But their love is ill-fated. Mami's family will not accept her choice, while leading an honest life seems like an unattainable goal for Jiro. Can there be anything else but a tragic ending?

The Mud-Spattered Pure Heart

91 mins | Drama, Crime, Romance | Feb. 10, 1963

The Mud-Spattered Pure Heart
Jiro, a young yakuza, and Mami, a diplomat’s daughter, are two young lovers from different worlds. Having met by accident, they soon discover a new life together. But their love is ill-fated. Mami's family will not accept her choice, while leading an honest life seems like an unattainable goal for Jiro. Can there be anything else but a tragic ending?
Producers Nikkatsu Corporation
Original title 泥だらけの純情
Directors Kō Nakahira
Writers Masaru Baba, Shinji Fujiwara

Cast

Sayuri Yoshinaga

as Mami Yokoyama

Mitsuo Hamada

as Jiro

Masako Izumi

as Kazue

Naomi Hoshi

as Junko

Asao Koike

as Hanai

Chikako Hosokawa

as Kinko, Mami's mother

Nobuo Kawakami

as Inspector Urakami

Zenpei Saga

as Fukui's father

Masayoshi Miyasaka

as Morihara

Michio Hino

as Detective Murayama

Kōtarō Sugie

as Detective

Mizuho Suzuki

as Detective Tonegawa

Mikizo Hirata

as Tsukada

Reiko Arai

as Mrs. Bando

Toyoko Takechi

as Street musician

Masao Shimizu

as Oyama

Osamu Takizawa

as Shimizu

Fumiko Arita

as Cashier

Masumi Kuni

as Mitsu