Burning Desire

Burning Desire

1972 ja 68 minutes

Rating: 10

Plot

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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Cast

Setsuko Ogawa

Setsuko Ogawa

Oshichi Yaoya (16)(八百屋お七)

Ryuji Mori

Ryuji Mori

Kichisaburô Onokawa(小野川吉三郎)

Keiko Maki

Keiko Maki

O-ume(お梅)

Hiroshi Chō

Hiroshi Chō

Zensuke(善助)

Kunio Shimizu

Kunio Shimizu

Kihachi(喜八)

Michiko Komori

Michiko Komori

Tatsuya Hamaguchi

Tatsuya Hamaguchi

Sakubei(作兵衛)

Yuki Takami

Yuki Takami

Okan(おかん)

Toshizō Kudō

Toshizō Kudō

Genkai(玄照)

Yoshihiko Tabata

Yoshihiko Tabata

Genryû(玄竜)

Keisuke Yukioka

Keisuke Yukioka

Nakoudo(仲人)

Kensuke Tamai

Kensuke Tamai

木戸番

Kyôji Mizuki

Kyôji Mizuki

Follower(追手)

Yoshiaki Taniguchi

Yoshiaki Taniguchi

Follower(追手)

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