The Crucified Lovers
The tortured heart behind the cultivated image.
When the wife of a 17th century Kyoto scroll-maker is falsely accused of having an affair with his best employee, the pair flee the city and find themselves falling for one another.
- Year: 1954
- Country: Japan
- Genre: Drama, Romance
- Studio: Daiei Film
- Keyword: japan, escape, suicide attempt, lover, love, extramarital affair, bankruptcy, kyoto, japan, locked in, jidaigeki, social class, 17th century
- Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
- Cast: Kazuo Hasegawa, Kyōko Kagawa, Eitarō Shindō, Eitarō Ozawa, Yôko Minamida, Haruo Tanaka