What Price Love?
白子屋駒子
Synopsis
Set in the middle of the Edo period (1603-1867), this tragic love story takes its cue from a celebrated historical case tried by magistrate Tadasuke Ooka, whose shrewd legal decisions became the stuff of legend. Okuma Shirokoya, the daughter of a lumber merchant in Edo (today’s Tokyo), embarked on an affair and was executed after conspiring with her maid to murder her husband. (Source: https://festival.ilcinemaritrovato.it/en/proiezione/shirokoya-komako/)
Top Cast
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Fujiko Yamamoto
Komako Shirokoya
Katsuhiko Kobayashi
Chuhachi
Mieko Kondō
Ogin
Minoru Chiaki
Matashiro
Ryūzō Shimada
Tango Abe
Ganjirō Nakamura II
Shozaburo Shirokoya
Chikako Hosokawa
Otsune Shirokoya
Fujio Murakami
Seizaburo
Ichirō Izawa
Seibei
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Chobei Kagaya
San'emon Arashi
Saburo Date
Setsuko Hama
Kanae Kobayashi
Rumiko Komachi
Teruko Ōmi
Kimiko Tachibana
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Kenji Misumi
- Screenplay & Story
- Teinosuke Kinugasa, Seiichi Funahashi
- Original Score
- Ichirō Saitō
- Original Title
- 白子屋駒子
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Production Studios
- Daiei Film
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Kenji Misumi
Teinosuke Kinugasa, Seiichi Funahashi
Ichirō Saitō
Hiroshi Imai
Kanji Suganuma
Department Leadership Roster
Kenji Misumi
Director
Teinosuke Kinugasa
Screenplay
Kanji Suganuma
Editor
Seiichi Funahashi
Screenplay
Ichirō Saitō
Original Music Composer
Hiroshi Imai
Director of Photography
Production Stills & Gallery
Official cinematic photography and background stills for What Price Love?.
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Frequently Asked Questions About What Price Love?
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is What Price Love? about?
Set in the middle of the Edo period (1603-1867), this tragic love story takes its cue from a celebrated historical case tried by magistrate Tadasuke Ooka, whose shrewd legal decisions became the stuff of legend. Okuma Shirokoya, the daughter of a lumber merchant in Edo (today’s Tokyo), embarked on an affair and was executed after conspiring with her maid to murder her husband. (Source: https://festival.ilcinemaritrovato.it/en/proiezione/shirokoya-komako/)
Who directed What Price Love??
What Price Love? was directed by Kenji Misumi.
Who stars in What Price Love??
The principal cast of What Price Love? includes Fujiko Yamamoto, Katsuhiko Kobayashi, Mieko Kondō, Minoru Chiaki, Ryūzō Shimada.
When was What Price Love? released and how long is it?
What Price Love? was released in 1960 with a total runtime of 1h 31m.
Who composed the musical score for What Price Love??
The original motion picture soundtrack for What Price Love? was composed by Ichirō Saitō.