Summary: As the titular, exceedingly popular performing duo (respectively a samisen player and a Shinnai singer) they enact a tragicomic tale of unrequited love that—save for a deeply affecting, pathos-ridden final scene—is far removed from director Mikio Naruse's usual cinema obsessions. (slantmagazine)

Country: Japan

Directed By: Mikio Naruse

Written By: Matsutarô Kawaguchi, Mikio Naruse

Starring: Isuzu Yamada, Kazuo Hasegawa, Kamatari Fujiwara

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