The Story of Pure Love (1957)

Junai Monogatari AKA Story of Pure Love is about two poor youths, Mitsuko and Kando, rebelling against society in various ways, who are desperately trying to be together despite tortuous circumstances. The film depicts their lives as thieves, menial laborers who can get little pay, society outcasts, and of course, lovers. Junai Monogatari depicts, mostly, their struggles within the Japanese reformatory system and Mitsuko's worsening sickness.

Cast (63)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Shinjirō Ehara

Kantaro Hayakawa

Hitomi Nakahara

Mitsuko Miyauchi

Eiji Okada

Isao Kimura

Segawa Hospital doctor

Yoshi Katō

Seiji Miyaguchi

Eijirō Tōno

K

Kaoru Kusuda

Toshiko Kobayashi

Mayumi Fujisato

H

Haruko Toda

Tanaka's mother

M

Makiko Kitashiro

Michiko Araki

Segawa Hospital nurse

Teruko Kishi

Teruko Nagaoka

J

Jiro Takagi

K

Kappei Matsumoto

Takashi Kanda

J

Junji Masuda

Hospital doctor

Zenpei Saga

Hyo Kitazawa

Hospital doctor

Yoshio Inaba

Zeko Nakamura

S

Shin Tonomura

F

Fusatarō Ishijima

K

Koji Kiyomura

Junkichi Orimoto

Detective A

R

Ryuichi Nagashima

M

Masahiko Naruse

T

Takashi Sue

H

Hidesuke Sone

Middle-aged man

T

Tamotsu Suzuki

Heart En

R

Ryoji Kasumi

H

Hiroshi Tomono

Sugi

Kunie Tanaka

Satoyan

Tetsuo Uematsu

Densuke

S

Sue Mitobe

A

Aiko Wada

F

Fujie Satsuki

Kyoko Shinobazu

Y

Yuko Hinoki

K

Kaoru Nakano

M

Midori Yamamoto

K

Kyoko Takahashi

Hospital nurse

M

Makiko Hiraoka

Yoriko

M

Mutsuko Masaki

A

Akiko Ishibashi

T

Toshie Kobayashi

Tokiko

Kazue Tagami

Kimie

R

Ryō Daitō

Akira Katayama

Hospital doctor

Rō Ose

Tanaka

Hisashi Igawa

Goro

S

Shōji Ōki

S

Sumio Takatsu

Minoru Hodaka

T

Tokio Kozuka

K

Kōshirō Harada

Sakae Umezu

Detective B

H

Hirotaka Ono

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