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