The Lovers' Exile

The Lovers' Exile

87 mins | Drama | July 2, 1980

An adaptation of “The Courier for Hell” (“Meido no Hikyaku”) by Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653-1725).

The Lovers' Exile

87 mins | Drama | July 2, 1980

The Lovers' Exile
An adaptation of “The Courier for Hell” (“Meido no Hikyaku”) by Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653-1725).
Producers
Original title The Lovers' Exile
Directors Marty Gross
Writers Marty Gross, Monzaemon Chikamatsu

Cast

Tamao Yoshida

as Chubei, a clerk

Minosuke Yoshida

as Umegawa, a prostitute

Kanjuro Kiritake

as Hachiemon, Chubei's friend; Magoemon, Chubei's father

Oritaya Takemoto

as Scene I Joruri Reciter

Enza Tsuruzawa

as Scene I Samisen Player

Koshijidayu Takemoto

as Scene II Jaruri Reciter

Seiji Tsuruzawa

as Scene II Samisen Player

Mojidayu Takemoto

as Scene III Jaruri Reciter

Kishi Nozawa

as Scene III Samisen Player