The Crucified Lovers

The tortured heart behind the cultivated image.

Plot Summary

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.

7.8 /10

1954

JP

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japan

escape

suicide attempt

lover

love

extramarital affair

bankruptcy

kyoto, japan

locked in

jidaigeki

social class

17th century