Film

The Story of Pure Love

1957 · 2h 13m · Romance · Drama

IMDb

7.4

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.

Shinjirō Ehara

Kantaro Hayakawa

Hitomi Nakahara

Mitsuko Miyauchi

Eiji Okada

Isao Kimura

Segawa Hospital doctor

Yoshi Katō

Seiji Miyaguchi

Eijirō Tōno

Kaoru Kusuda

Toshiko Kobayashi

Mayumi Fujisato

Haruko Toda

Tanaka's mother

Makiko Kitashiro

Michiko Araki

Segawa Hospital nurse

Teruko Kishi

Teruko Nagaoka

Jiro Takagi

• Tadashi ImaiDirector
• Yōko MizukiScreenplay
• Shunichirō NakaoDirector of Photography
• Masao OkiOriginal Music Composer
• Yoshiki NagasawaEditor

Release date

October 15, 1957

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

2h 13m

Genres

Romance, Drama