Double Suicide

Successful and married with children, paper-mill owner Jihei knows better than to contradict the strict social and moral codes of 18th-century Japan. But when he meets the lovely courtesan Koharu, he becomes a man obsessed. Koharu returns his love, even foregoing other customers while Jihei schemes to somehow buy her freedom. His efforts yield ruinous consequences for his business and his family life, and Koharu is meanwhile purchased by another client.

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  Masahiro Shinoda
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  Makoto Koizumi
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  Masayuki Motomochi
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  Shigeyuki Nakano
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  Kōhei Oguri

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  Kichiemon Nakamura II
  Jihei
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  Shima Iwashita
  Koharu / Osan
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  Hōsei Komatsu
  Tahei
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  Yūsuke Takita
  Mogoemon
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  Kamatari Fujiwara
  Owner of the Yamatoya
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  Yoshi Katō
  Gosaemon
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  Shizue Kawarazaki
  Osan's Mother
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  Tokie Hidari
  Osugi
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  Sumiko Hidaka
  Proprietress
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  Takashi Sue
  Store Owner
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  Masashi Makita
  Guest
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  Makoto Akatsuka
  Sangoro
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  Unko Uehara
  Otama
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  Shinji Tsuchiya
  Kantaro
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  Kaori Tozawa
  Osue
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  Jun Hamamura
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  Masatsugu Makita