![The Story of Pure Love](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//2ODAn0ziPflQaInE5hRcT5UPbDD.jpg)
The Story of Pure Love
2 hours 13 minutes1957-10-15
6.8
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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](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//2l7eRXWkEzdNJEe9zyYUvkg6ocn.jpg)
Shinjirô Ehara
Kantaro Hayakawa
![Hitomi Nakahara](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5DMlkxlnGbU7VJL6V7biaFxsboO.jpg)
Hitomi Nakahara
Mitsuko Miyauchi
![Eiji Okada](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//mQb4kOYl1WlISWZOStAhm13DHdQ.jpg)
Eiji Okada
![Isao Kimura](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//afLPuf3x7UYXryAbqAGqmRcVNNW.jpg)
Isao Kimura
Segawa Hospital doctor
![Yoshi Katō](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//ys1MOHwvnifFKGnvoF7bm0rHfsm.jpg)
Yoshi Katō
![Seiji Miyaguchi](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//97XiJh1TSdu4hmJUp4Am5afgBZx.jpg)
Seiji Miyaguchi
![Eijirō Tōno](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//wsUx6WKA7Z7az2IOIbv5G4cAfXA.jpg)
Eijirō Tōno
![Kaoru Kusuda](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Kaoru Kusuda
![Toshiko Kobayashi](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//81RPebvKK5FnBvSPrg8K8wmFMEe.jpg)
Toshiko Kobayashi
![Mayumi Fujisato](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//oK1Hzt9MWDTY8NBJTFRp9W38JEr.jpg)
Mayumi Fujisato
![Haruko Toda](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Haruko Toda
Tanaka's mother
![Makiko Kitashiro](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Makiko Kitashiro
![Michiko Araki](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//qXp5yFX8dLC5AvLB7oGpcjPWxUc.jpg)
Michiko Araki
Segawa Hospital nurse
![Teruko Kishi](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//q8FxQyrxdrX8gPR5cQ7Chpt0D3F.jpg)
Teruko Kishi
![Teruko Nagaoka](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//yUhxPa4koHDt67VV58xS8YNLwMs.jpg)
Teruko Nagaoka
![Jiro Takagi](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jiro Takagi
![Kappei Matsumoto](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Kappei Matsumoto
![Takashi Kanda](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//fDpY6hYAHgEJW3mXwbU7Day3oeC.jpg)
Takashi Kanda
![Junji Masuda](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Junji Masuda
Hospital doctor
![Zenpei Saga](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//xpv015DYiPczJlxi886414G0DN0.jpg)
Zenpei Saga
![Hyo Kitazawa](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//3smfVoAqMTpkBzvdHpJ8My5a51d.jpg)
Hyo Kitazawa
Hospital doctor
![Yoshio Inaba](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5qIAqM5PegWTNq67qNofz78fb6U.jpg)
Yoshio Inaba
![Zeko Nakamura](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//fiRUanJ3t3vzf1bcNhQ5Jfw8rfT.jpg)
Zeko Nakamura
![Shin Tonomura](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Shin Tonomura
![Fusatarō Ishijima](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Fusatarō Ishijima
![Koji Kiyomura](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Koji Kiyomura
![Junkichi Orimoto](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//tW3lTUVeVJKVh56SKV31Z6MwRWF.jpg)
Junkichi Orimoto
Detective A
![Ryuichi Nagashima](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ryuichi Nagashima
![Masahiko Naruse](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Masahiko Naruse
![Takashi Sue](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Takashi Sue
![Hidesuke Sone](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Hidesuke Sone
Middle-aged man
![Tamotsu Suzuki](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Tamotsu Suzuki
Heart En
![Ryoji Kasumi](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ryoji Kasumi
![Hiroshi Tomono](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Hiroshi Tomono
Sugi
![Kunie Tanaka](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//i5CPYwU2cmCRYFnTrsOHFyqslcO.jpg)
Kunie Tanaka
Satoyan
![Tetsuo Uematsu](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//mUGDJ9n8LgPtbLwYWtJVSAp5Jsb.jpg)
Tetsuo Uematsu
Densuke
![Sue Mitobe](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Sue Mitobe
![Aiko Wada](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Aiko Wada
![Fujie Satsuki](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Fujie Satsuki
![Sachi Shindô](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Sachi Shindô
![Yuko Hinoki](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Yuko Hinoki
![Kaoru Nakano](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Kaoru Nakano
![Midori Yamamoto](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Midori Yamamoto
![Kyoko Takahashi](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Kyoko Takahashi
Hospital nurse
![Makiko Hiraoka](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Makiko Hiraoka
Yoriko
![Mutsuko Masaki](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Mutsuko Masaki
![Akiko Ishibashi](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Akiko Ishibashi
![Toshie Kobayashi](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Toshie Kobayashi
Tokiko
![Kazue Tagami](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Kazue Tagami
Kimie
![Ryo Ohigashi](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ryo Ohigashi
![Akira Katayama](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//fJlQBUic2dXLhnbE5zFkGBMX4mC.jpg)
Akira Katayama
Hospital doctor
![Rō Ose](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//povqunrEgmGExZn4N0mXDxwYhwO.jpg)
Rō Ose
Tanaka
![Hisashi Igawa](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//n4ugZUr7M5nh1pUgoAbGKYkBXU8.jpg)
Hisashi Igawa
Goro
![Shōji Ōki](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Shōji Ōki
![Sumio Takatsu](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Sumio Takatsu
![Minoru Hodaka](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5tBxoJ1BFFWybp7u6KpjyckEurg.jpg)
Minoru Hodaka
![Tokio Kozuka](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Tokio Kozuka
![Kōshirō Harada](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Kōshirō Harada
![Sakae Umezu](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//fuSZZhVZWQi2KD26HsPZ89ubR8Z.jpg)
Sakae Umezu
Detective B
![Hirotaka Ono](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Hirotaka Ono
![Kosaku Okano](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Kosaku Okano
![Katsutaro Moriyama](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Katsutaro Moriyama
![Yoshihisa Kamo](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)