# The Crucified Lovers (1954)

> A forbidden love story follows a printer’s wife and her compassionate employee through debt, scandal, and a desperate flight across Edo-period Japan.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/22206

## Facts

- Runtime: 102 min
- Genres: Drama, Romance
- Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
- Cast: Kazuo Hasegawa, Kyōko Kagawa, Eitarō Shindō, Eitarō Ozawa, Yōko Minamida, Haruo Tanaka, Chieko Naniwa, Ichirō Sugai
- TMDB rating: 7.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046851/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: tragic, melancholic, austere, classic cinema night, quiet reflective evening

## Synopsis

A tale of forbidden love and desperate choices unfolds in 17th-century Japan.

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