Burning Desire

Burning Desire (1972)


  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1972-02-29
  • User Rating: 10/10 from 1 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 8min
  • Language: 日本語
  • Production Company: Nikkatsu Corporation
  • Production Country: Japan
  • Director: Kōyū Ohara
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Oshichi (Setsuko Ogawa), the daughter of a green grocer, is only seventeen years old but is known as one of the most beautiful girls in Edo. She is betrothed to Sakubei (Tatsuya Hamaguchi) but does not love him. One day, the whole city is flooded by one of the worst rain storm in its history. Oshichi, and her parents are given shelter at a temple where she meets Kichisaburo (Ryuji Mori), a young priest. It is love at first sight for both of them. The storm finally abates. Oshichi's parents decide to return to their home on the following day. That night, Oshichi gladly gives herself to Kichisaburo but they are found by her mother who warns them never to divulge their secret. Learning that her plan to move up the date of her marriage to the rich pawnbroker's son, Oshichi feels that she can never be united with Kichisaburo unless she takes things into her own hands.

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  • Setsuko Ogawa

    as Oshichi Yaoya (16)(八百屋お七)
  • Ryuji Mori

    as Kichisaburô Onokawa(小野川吉三郎)
  • Keiko Maki

    as O-ume(お梅)
  • Hiroshi Chō

    as Zensuke(善助)
  • Kunio Shimizu

    as Kihachi(喜八)
  • Michiko Komori

    as
  • Tatsuya Hamaguchi

    as Sakubei(作兵衛)
  • Yuki Takami

    as Okan(おかん)
  • Toshizō Kudō

    as Genkai(玄照)
  • Yoshihiko Tabata

    as Genryû(玄竜)
  • Keisuke Yukioka

    as Nakoudo(仲人)
  • Kensuke Tamai

    as 木戸番
  • Kyôji Mizuki

    as Follower(追手)
  • Yoshiaki Taniguchi

    as Follower(追手)
Writing Jirou Nizeki Screenplay
Directing Kōyū Ohara Director
Sound Hajime Kaburagi Original Music Composer
Camera Masaru Mori Director of Photography
Lighting Moriyasu Tsuchida Lighting Director
Sound Saburô Takahashi Sound Recordist
Art Gunji Kawasaki Art Direction
Editing Akira Suzuki Editor
Directing Akihiko Yamaki Assistant Director