The Story of Pure Love 1957 Directed by Tadashi Imai 純愛物語
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.
Cast
Shinjirō Ehara
Kantaro Hayakawa
Hitomi Nakahara
Mitsuko Miyauchi
Isao Kimura
Segawa Hospital doctor
Haruko Toda
Tanaka's mother
Michiko Araki
Segawa Hospital nurse
Junji Masuda
Hospital doctor
Hyo Kitazawa
Hospital doctor
Junkichi Orimoto
Detective A
Hidesuke Sone
Middle-aged man
Tamotsu Suzuki
Heart En
Hiroshi Tomono
Sugi
Kunie Tanaka
Satoyan
Tetsuo Uematsu
Densuke
Kyoko Takahashi
Hospital nurse
Makiko Hiraoka
Yoriko
Toshie Kobayashi
Tokiko
Kazue Tagami
Kimie
Akira Katayama
Hospital doctor
Rō Ose
Tanaka
Hisashi Igawa
Goro
Sakae Umezu
Detective B
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Director
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Lighting
Assistant Director