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The Story of Pure Love
6.8
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2h 13m
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1957
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
![Shinjirô Ehara pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F2l7eRXWkEzdNJEe9zyYUvkg6ocn.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Shinjirô Ehara
Kantaro Hayakawa
![Hitomi Nakahara pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F5DMlkxlnGbU7VJL6V7biaFxsboO.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Hitomi Nakahara
Mitsuko Miyauchi
![Eiji Okada pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2FmQb4kOYl1WlISWZOStAhm13DHdQ.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Eiji Okada
![Isao Kimura pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2FafLPuf3x7UYXryAbqAGqmRcVNNW.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Isao Kimura
Segawa Hospital doctor
![Yoshi Katō pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2Fys1MOHwvnifFKGnvoF7bm0rHfsm.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Yoshi Katō
![Seiji Miyaguchi pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F97XiJh1TSdu4hmJUp4Am5afgBZx.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Seiji Miyaguchi
![Eijirō Tōno pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2FwsUx6WKA7Z7az2IOIbv5G4cAfXA.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Eijirō Tōno
![Kaoru Kusuda pic](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FPortraitPlaceholder.a8aff590.png&w=320&q=75)
Kaoru Kusuda
![Toshiko Kobayashi pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F81RPebvKK5FnBvSPrg8K8wmFMEe.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Toshiko Kobayashi
![Mayumi Fujisato pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2FoK1Hzt9MWDTY8NBJTFRp9W38JEr.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Mayumi Fujisato
![Haruko Toda pic](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FPortraitPlaceholder.a8aff590.png&w=320&q=75)
Haruko Toda
Tanaka's mother
![Makiko Kitashiro pic](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FPortraitPlaceholder.a8aff590.png&w=320&q=75)
Makiko Kitashiro
![Michiko Araki pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2FqXp5yFX8dLC5AvLB7oGpcjPWxUc.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Michiko Araki
Segawa Hospital nurse
![Teruko Kishi pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2Fq8FxQyrxdrX8gPR5cQ7Chpt0D3F.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Teruko Kishi
![Teruko Nagaoka pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2FyUhxPa4koHDt67VV58xS8YNLwMs.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Teruko Nagaoka
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