A bunraku puppet drama of the courtesan Ohatsu and her lover, Tokubei, a soy-sauce merchant whose fortunes have gone awry through the perfidy of a trusted associate. For Tokubei, suicide is the only honorable act left; for Ohatsu, it is the only emotionally viable one.
Released: Nov 11, 1981
Runtime: 87 minutes
Genre: Drama
Stars: Tamao Yoshida, Minosuke Yoshida
Crew: Monzaemon Chikamatsu (Original Story), Tamao Yoshida (Animation), Midori Kurisaki (Director), Masaru Arakawa (Production Design), Kazuo Miyagawa (Cinematography), Toshiharu Kozu (Production Design)