Overview
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
Shinjirō Ehara
Kantaro Hayakawa
Hitomi Nakahara
Mitsuko Miyauchi
Eiji Okada
Isao Kimura
Segawa Hospital doctor
Yoshi Katō
Seiji Miyaguchi
Eijirō Tōno
Kaoru Kusuda
Toshiko Kobayashi
Mayumi Fujisato
Haruko Toda
Tanaka's mother
Makiko Kitashiro
Michiko Araki
Segawa Hospital nurse
Teruko Kishi
Teruko Nagaoka
Jiro Takagi
Kappei Matsumoto
Takashi Kanda
Junji Masuda
Hospital doctor
Zenpei Saga
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