A bunraku puppet drama of the courtesan Ohatsu and her lover, Tokubei, a soy-sauce merchant whose fortunes have gone awry through the perfidy of a trusted associate. For Tokubei, suicide is the only honorable act left; for Ohatsu, it is the only emotionally viable one.
Crew
Midori Kurisaki
Director
Toshio Taniguchi
Editor
石井和男
Assistant Editor
Kazuo Miyagawa
Director of Photography
Shinji Harada
Assistant Director
Masaru Arakawa
Production Design
Toshiharu Kozu
Production Design
福田修
Camera Operator
福井英哉
Assistant Camera
Tamao Yoshida
Animation
Sôichi Inoue
Sound Assistant
Shotaro Yoshida
Sound Recordist
荒川康寛
Set Decoration
Masao Baba
Set Designer
高瀬喜義
Still Photographer
井上富夫
Electrician
Takeji Sano
Gaffer
Monzaemon Chikamatsu
Original Story
Akira Naitō
Art Direction
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