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Naniwa no koi no monogatari

IMDb ID: tt0410355 · Year: 1959 · Rating: 7.3 (121 votes)

Genres: Romance

A wealthy man falls in love with a prostitute.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesUnited States: Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
World-wide: Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka (English)
Russia: История влюбленных в Нанива
Japan: 浪花の恋の物語 (Japanese)
История влюбленных в Нанива
Release Date1959-09-13Runtime105 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews1Critic Reviews3Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapaneseKeywordsprostitute
brothel
japanese woman
love
man
Production CompaniesToei CompanyIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0410355/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0410355.jpgUpdated At2026-06-29T06:07:47

Stars

Kinnosuke Nakamura
Ineko Arima
Kinuyo Tanaka
Keiko Yukishiro
Hiromi Hanazono
Chie Ueki
Sumiko Hidaka
Chieko Naniwa
Kodayū Ichikawa
Ryōsuke Kagawa

Directors

Tomu Uchida

Writers

Monzaemon Chikamatsu
Masashige Narusawa

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Kinnosuke Nakamura | Character: Chubei Kameya
Actor: Ineko Arima | Character: Umegawa
Actor: Kinuyo Tanaka | Character: Myokan
Actor: Keiko Yukishiro | Character: Actress
Actor: Hiromi Hanazono | Character: Otoku
Actor: Chie Ueki | Character: Otama
Actor: Sumiko Hidaka | Character: Actress
Actor: Chieko Naniwa | Character: Oen
Actor: Kodayū Ichikawa | Character: Actor
Actor: Ryōsuke Kagawa | Character: Actor
Actor: Kôji Arima | Character: Actor
Actor: Yoshiko Nakamura | Character: Okiyo
Actor: Yoshiko Yashioji | Character: Actress
Actor: Minoru Shiraki | Character: Actor
Actor: Tokinosuke Nakamura | Character: Actor
Actor: Masao Oda | Character: Actor
Actor: Eitarō Shindō | Character: Actor
Actor: Minoru Chiaki | Character: Actor
Actor: Eijirō Tōno | Character: Actor
Actor: Chiezō Kataoka | Character: Monzaemon Chikamatsu
Actor: Harue Akagi | Character: Actress

[Directors Group]
Name: Tomu Uchida | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Monzaemon Chikamatsu | Role: Writer
Name: Masashige Narusawa | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Hiroshi Ôkawa | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Saburo Tominaga | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Makoto Tsuboi | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Shintarô Miyamoto | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Takaya Ogawa | Role: Production Designer
Name: Jun'ichirô Tamaki | Role: Production Designer
Name: Kimiharu Tsujino | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Takatoshi Suzuki | Role: Art Director

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Gô Mikami | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Masanobu Hayashi | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Ayako Sakurai | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Toshiji Ikeda | Role: Production Manager

[Art Department]
Name: Tomizô Uoyama | Role: Art Department

[Stunts]
Name: Reijirô Adachi | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Hiroshi Ezaki | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Hiroshi Watada | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Yasujirô Tsutsui | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Yasuko Umezu | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0410355/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Japan: September 13, 1959

Awards

Winner | 1960 | Mainichi Film Concours | Mainichi Film Concours | Best Art Direction | Takatoshi Suzuki, Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka, Sword in the Moonlight

Box Office

No box office data listed on IMDb.