Burning Desire
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: Japanese
📆 Date Released: 1972-02-29
⌚ Running Time: 68 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 10.0

Beloved Cast

Setsuko Ogawa original image
Oshichi Yaoya (16)(八百屋お七)
Setsuko Ogawa
Ryuji Mori original image
Kichisaburô Onokawa(小野川吉三郎)
Ryuji Mori
Keiko Maki original image
O-ume(お梅)
Keiko Maki
Hiroshi Chō original image
Zensuke(善助)
Hiroshi Chō
Kunio Shimizu original image
Kihachi(喜八)
Kunio Shimizu
Michiko Komori original image
Michiko Komori
Tatsuya Hamaguchi original image
Sakubei(作兵衛)
Tatsuya Hamaguchi
Yuki Takami original image
Okan(おかん)
Yuki Takami
Toshizō Kudō original image
Genkai(玄照)
Toshizō Kudō
Yoshihiko Tabata original image
Genryû(玄竜)
Yoshihiko Tabata
Keisuke Yukioka original image
Nakoudo(仲人)
Keisuke Yukioka
Kensuke Tamai original image
木戸番
Kensuke Tamai
Kyôji Mizuki original image
Follower(追手)
Kyôji Mizuki
Yoshiaki Taniguchi original image
Follower(追手)
Yoshiaki Taniguchi

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