The Crucified Lovers (1954)

"The tortured heart behind the cultivated image."

When the wife of a 17th century Kyoto scroll-maker is falsely accused of having an affair with his best employee, the pair flee the city and find themselves falling for one another.

Kenji Mizoguchi 102 min Japan

DirectorKenji Mizoguchi

CastEitarō Ozawa, Eitarō Shindō, Haruo Tanaka, Kazuo Hasegawa, Kyōko Kagawa, Yōko Minamida

CountryJapan

Duration102 min