The Story of Pure Love
純愛物語
Release: 1957-10-15
·Runtime: 133m
·★ 6.8
Romance
Drama
Junai Monogatari AKA Story of Pure Love is about two poor youths, Mitsuko and Kando, rebelling against society in various ways, who are desperately trying to be together despite tortuous circumstances. The film depicts their lives as thieves, menial laborers who can get little pay, society outcasts, and of course, lovers. Junai Monogatari depicts, mostly, their struggles within the Japanese reformatory system and Mitsuko's worsening sickness.
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
Toei Company
Cast
Teruko Nagaoka
Akira Katayama
as Hospital doctor
Toshiko Kobayashi
Zenpei Saga
Kunie Tanaka
as Satoyan
Rō Ose
as Tanaka
Michiko Araki
as Segawa Hospital nurse
Teruko Kishi
Yoshio Inaba
Eiji Okada
Minoru Hodaka
Isao Kimura
as Segawa Hospital doctor
Seiji Miyaguchi
Eijirō Tōno
Mayumi Fujisato
Takashi Kanda
Tetsuo Uematsu
as Densuke
Hitomi Nakahara
as Mitsuko Miyauchi
Yoshi Katō
Shinjirō Ehara
as Kantaro Hayakawa
Zeko Nakamura
Sakae Umezu
as Detective B
Hyo Kitazawa
as Hospital doctor
Kyoko Shinobazu
Hisashi Igawa
as Goro
Junkichi Orimoto
as Detective A
