Japan Synopsis
近松物語
“The tortured heart behind the cultivated image.”
In 17th century Kyoto, Osan is married to Ishun, a wealthy miserly scroll-maker. When Osan is falsely accused of having an affair with the best worker, Mohei, the pair flee the city and declare their love for each other. Ishun orders his men to find them, and separate them to avoid public humiliation.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Crucified Lovers. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Daiei Film
Drama + Romance in Japan
270 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Crucified Lovers itself).
The 1953–1955 Japan Window
The Crucified Lovers holds position #5 of 22 Japan films in the 1953–1955 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1950s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1950s in Japan, 76 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Crucified Lovers premiered alongside 5 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 5 other Japan films in 1954.
The 75th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
121 audience reviews — more than 79% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (79th percentile) outruns trending popularity (64th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Crucified Lovers, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- lover · 5
- social class · 3
- bankruptcy · 1
- locked in · 1
- escape · 22
- suicide attempt · 22
- extramarital affair · 21
- kyoto · 12
- 17th century · 12
- japan · 454
- love · 123
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #925 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (80th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.8 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #391 of 1,933 (top 20%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Daiei Film |
| Runtime | 1h 42m |
| Release Date | November 23, 1954 |
| IMDb | tt0046851 |