The Story of Pure Love (1957)

Romance
Drama

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

Kantaro Hayakawa
Shinjirō Ehara
Mitsuko Miyauchi
Hitomi Nakahara
Tanaka's mother
H Haruko Toda
M Makiko Kitashiro
Segawa Hospital nurse
Michiko Araki
Teruko Kishi
Teruko Nagaoka
J Jiro Takagi
K Kappei Matsumoto
Takashi Kanda
Hospital doctor
J Junji Masuda
Zenpei Saga
Eiji Okada
Hospital doctor
Hyo Kitazawa
Yoshio Inaba
Zeko Nakamura
S Shin Tonomura
F Fusatarō Ishijima
K Koji Kiyomura
Detective A
Junkichi Orimoto
R Ryuichi Nagashima
M Masahiko Naruse
T Takashi Sue
Segawa Hospital doctor
Isao Kimura
Middle-aged man
H Hidesuke Sone
Heart En
T Tamotsu Suzuki
R Ryoji Kasumi
Sugi
H Hiroshi Tomono
Satoyan
Kunie Tanaka
Densuke
Tetsuo Uematsu
S Sue Mitobe
A Aiko Wada
F Fujie Satsuki
S Sachi Shindō
Yoshi Katō
Y Yuko Hinoki
K Kaoru Nakano
M Midori Yamamoto
Hospital nurse
K Kyoko Takahashi
Yoriko
M Makiko Hiraoka
M Mutsuko Masaki
A Akiko Ishibashi
Tokiko
T Toshie Kobayashi
Kimie
K Kazue Tagami
R Ryō Daitō
Seiji Miyaguchi
Hospital doctor
Akira Katayama
Tanaka
Rō Ose
Goro
Hisashi Igawa
S Shōji Ōki
S Sumio Takatsu
Minoru Hodaka
T Tokio Kozuka
K Kōshirō Harada
Detective B
Sakae Umezu
H Hirotaka Ono
Eijirō Tōno
K Kosaku Okano
K Katsutaro Moriyama
Y Yoshihisa Kamo
K Kaoru Kusuda
Toshiko Kobayashi
Mayumi Fujisato

Crew

Director
Tadashi Imai
Director of Photography
S Shunichirō Nakao
Sound Recordist
H Hirokazu Iwata
Lighting Technician
H Hideo Motomochi
Art Direction
S Seigo Shindo
Original Music Composer
M Masao Oki
Editor
Y Yoshiki Nagasawa
Assistant Director
S Satoru Ainoda
Original Story
Yoko Mizuki
Screenplay
Yoko Mizuki