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  • Love, Thy Name Be Sorrow (1962)
  • 109 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Love, Thy Name Be Sorrow (1962)
109 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

In the reign of the Emperor Suzaku (930- 946 A.D.), various mishaps happen after a strange white rainbow in appearance in the sky over Kyoto. The Emperor orders a famous astronomer, Yasunori, to consult a certain Chinese book of secrets to...See moreIn the reign of the Emperor Suzaku (930- 946 A.D.), various mishaps happen after a strange white rainbow in appearance in the sky over Kyoto. The Emperor orders a famous astronomer, Yasunori, to consult a certain Chinese book of secrets to calm the fear of the people. Yasunori has two disciples, Yasuna and Doman. But he desires that Yasuna succeeds him because Doman is interested only in power. Assisted by Yasunori's wife, Doman sends his follower, Akuemon, to kill Yasunori. Doman also steals the secret book and puts the blame on Yasuna and his sweetheart, Sakaki, Yasunori's adopted daughter. Sakaki commits suicide and Yasuna kills Yasunori's wife in his rage. He retrieves the secret book and sets out on a journey without destination. He meets her younger sister, Kuzunoha, with whom he falls in love at Sakaki's home town. Lord Iwakura, Yasunori's brother-in-low, advices the Court that the Crown Prince has no child and this causes tourmoils. Akuemon is summoned to catch a white female fox which is to be used for charming away the curse on the Prince. Akuemon fails to find a white female fox, but meets Yasuna who has protected the foxes. Akuemon beats Yasuna and takes Kuzunoha with him. But Yasuna is rescued by a white fox. The white fox asks his daughter to transform herself in the shape of Kuzunoha to live together with him. After that, they have a baby. When Kuzunoha escapes from Akuemon and comes to Yasuna, the female fox in the shape of Kuzunoha disappears leaving a poem (tanka) beside her sleeping baby. Written by Anonymous See less
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Hiroshi Ohkawa (as Hiroshi Okawa)
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Updated May 1, 1962

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Sep 15, 2007 (United States)

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29 cast members
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Hashizô Ôkawa
Abe no Yasuna Abe no Yasuna   See fewer
Michiko Saga
Sakaki no mae / Kuzu no ha / Vixen Sakaki no mae / Kuzu no ha / Vixen   See fewer
Ryûnosuke Tsukigata
Onono Yosifuru Onono Yosifuru   See fewer
Jun Usami
Kamo no Yasunori (as Junya Usami) Kamo no Yasunori (as Junya Usami)   See fewer
Chôichirô Kawarasaki
Sakuragi no Miya Sakuragi no Miya   See fewer
Kensaku Hara
Fujiwara no Nakahira Fujiwara no Nakahira   See fewer
Eijirô Yanagi
Fujiwara no Tadahira Fujiwara no Tadahira   See fewer
Sumiko Hidaka
Dowager Dowager   See fewer
Kikue Môri
Old Woman Fox Old Woman Fox   See fewer
Tsukie Matsuura
Shoji's Wife Shoji's Wife   See fewer
Shinji Amano
Ashiya Doman Ashiya Doman   See fewer
Ushio Akashi
Lord Jibu Lord Jibu   See fewer
Kinnosuke Takamatsu
Imperial Messenger Imperial Messenger   See fewer
Keiko Gojô
Female Servant Female Servant   See fewer
Keiko Kuga
Female Servant Female Servant   See fewer
Shintarô Nasu
Intruder Intruder   See fewer
Kisho Nomura
Bandit Bandit   See fewer
Akira Shioji
Bandit Bandit   See fewer
Kin'ya Suzuki
Soldier Soldier   See fewer
Shirô Ôsaki
Townsperson Townsperson   See fewer
Haruko Izumi
Townsperson Townsperson   See fewer
Yasushi Ôhshiro
Townsperson Townsperson   See fewer
Minken Karasawa
Imperial Guard Officer Imperial Guard Officer   See fewer
Eitarô Ozawa
Daisuke Iwakura Daisuke Iwakura   See fewer
Kenji Susukida
Old Man Fox Old Man Fox   See fewer
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