Love, Thy Name Be Sorrow (1962)
Koiya koi nasuna koi (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 49min
- Drama, Fantasy
- 01 May 1962 (Japan)
- Movie
- 1 nomination.
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Cast
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Hashizô Ôkawa | ... |
Abe no Yasuna
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Michiko Saga | ... |
Sakaki no mae / Kuzu no ha / Vixen
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| Ryûnosuke Tsukigata | ... |
Onono Yosifuru
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| Jun Usami | ... |
Kamo no Yasunori
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Chôichirô Kawarasaki | ... |
Sakuragi no Miya
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| Yoshi Katô | ... |
Shoji
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Kensaku Hara | ... |
Fujiwara no Nakahira
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| Eijirô Yanagi | ... |
Fujiwara no Tadahira
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Sumiko Hidaka | ... |
Dowager
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| Kikue Môri | ... |
Old Woman Fox
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Tsukie Matsuura | ... |
Shoji's Wife
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Shinji Amano | ... |
Ashiya Doman
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Rin'ichi Yamamoto | ... |
Akuemon
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Ushio Akashi | ... |
Lord Jibu
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Kinnosuke Takamatsu | ... |
Imperial Messenger
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Keiko Gojô | ... |
Female Servant
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Keiko Kuga | ... |
Female Servant
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Utako Tamaki | ... |
Kaede
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Shintarô Nasu | ... |
Intruder
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Kisho Nomura | ... |
Bandit
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Akira Shioji | ... |
Bandit
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Hiroshi Mizuno | ... |
Monk
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Kin'ya Suzuki | ... |
Soldier
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Shirô Ôsaki | ... |
Townsperson
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Haruko Izumi | ... |
Townsperson
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Yasushi Ôhshiro | ... |
Townsperson
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Minken Karasawa | ... |
Imperial Guard Officer
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| Eitarô Ozawa | ... |
Daisuke Iwakura
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Kenji Susukida | ... |
Old Man Fox
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Directed by
| Tomu Uchida | ||
Written by
| Yoshikata Yoda | ... | () |
Produced by
| Hiroshi Ohkawa | ... | producer (as Hiroshi Okawa) |
Music by
| Chûji Kinoshita | ||
Cinematography by
| Sadaji Yoshida | ||
Editing by
| Shintarô Miyamoto | ||
Art Direction by
| Takatoshi Suzuki | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Norifumi Suzuki | ... | assistant director (as Noribumi Suzuki) |
Sound Department
| Kenjirô Tôjô | ... | sound |
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- Arrow Films (2020) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
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Storyline
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In the reign of the Emperor Suzaku (930- 946 A.D.), various mishaps happen after a strange white rainbow in appearance in the sky over Kyoto. The Emperor orders a famous astronomer, Yasunori, to consult a certain Chinese book of secrets to calm the fear of the people. Yasunori has two disciples, Yasuna and Doman. But he desires that Yasuna succeeds him because Doman is interested only in power. Assisted by Yasunori's wife, Doman sends his follower, Akuemon, to kill Yasunori. Doman also steals the secret book and puts the blame on Yasuna and his sweetheart, Sakaki, Yasunori's adopted daughter. Sakaki commits suicide and Yasuna kills Yasunori's wife in his rage. He retrieves the secret book and sets out on a journey without destination. He meets her younger sister, Kuzunoha, with whom he falls in love at Sakaki's home town. Lord Iwakura, Yasunori's brother-in-low, advices the Court that the Crown Prince has no child and this causes tourmoils. Akuemon is summoned to catch a white female fox which is to be used for charming away the curse on the Prince. Akuemon fails to find a white female fox, but meets Yasuna who has protected the foxes. Akuemon beats Yasuna and takes Kuzunoha with him. But Yasuna is rescued by a white fox. The white fox asks his daughter to transform herself in the shape of Kuzunoha to live together with him. After that, they have a baby. When Kuzunoha escapes from Akuemon and comes to Yasuna, the female fox in the shape of Kuzunoha disappears leaving a poem (tanka) beside her sleeping baby. Written by Anonymous |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | This film was listed as one of "75 Hidden Gems - The Great Films Time Forgot" in the August 2007 issue of Sight& Sound Magazine (UK) See more » |