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
Shinjirō Ehara
as Kantaro Hayakawa
Hitomi Nakahara
as Mitsuko Miyauchi
Eiji Okada
Isao Kimura
as Segawa Hospital doctor
Yoshi Katō
Seiji Miyaguchi
Eijirō Tōno
Toshiko Kobayashi
Mayumi Fujisato
Michiko Araki
as Segawa Hospital nurse
Teruko Kishi
Teruko Nagaoka
Takashi Kanda
Zenpei Saga
Hyo Kitazawa
as Hospital doctor
Yoshio Inaba
Zeko Nakamura
Junkichi Orimoto
as Detective A
Kunie Tanaka
as Satoyan
Tetsuo Uematsu
as Densuke
Akira Katayama
as Hospital doctor
Rō Ose
as Tanaka
Hisashi Igawa
as Goro
Minoru Hodaka
Sakae Umezu
as Detective B
