Ko NAKAHIRA

Mud Spattered Purity

泥だらけの純情

Nippon Retro   ² 

Jiro, a young yakuza, and Mami, a diplomat’s daughter, are two young lovers from different worlds. Having met by accident, they soon discover a new life together. But their love is ill-fated. Mami's family will not accept her choice, while leading an honest life seems like an unattainable goal for Jiro. Can there be anything else but a tragic ending? Shinji FUJIWARA's novel delivered the classic plot for this box office hit, which for the first time brought together Sayuri YOSHINAGA and Mitsuo HAMADA as one of the iconic couples of Japanese cinema.

泥だらけの純情
Dorodarake no junjo

Japan 1963

91 minutes

Director
Ko NAKAHIRA

Script
Masaru BABA based on a novel by Shinji FUJIWARA

Cinematography
Yoshihiro YAMAZAKI

Music
Toshiro MAYUZUMI