A Portrait of Shunkin
1976, Japanese. Directed by Katsumi Nishikawa.
Okoto is blind since childhood. Her young servant Sasuke is in love of her. One day Koto is badly scarred on her face. In order to preserve the memory of her once beautiful face, Sasuke takes away his own sight.
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Katsumi NishikawaDirector
- Momoe YamaguchiOkoto(お琴)
- Tomokazu MiuraSasuke(佐助)
- Ikue Sakakibaraお吉
- Ryūji ShinagawaSenkichi(千吉)
- Toru Wakasugi富三郎
- Akira NagoyaZensuke(善助)
- Akiko KazamiShige(しげ)
- Takako Kitagawaお種
- Moeko EzawaGeisha(芸妓)
- Hōsei KomatsuIchizo(市蔵)
- Masakazu KuwayamaYohei Nukui(温井与平)
- Nobuo NakamuraHarumatsu(春松検校)
Details
- Released
- 25 December 1976
- Original title
- 春琴抄
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Katsumi Nishikawa, Teinosuke Kinugasa
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What A Portrait of Shunkin is based on
A Portrait of Shunkin is based on Shunkinshō (1933) by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, published by Sogensha.
1933
Shunkinshō
By Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
Published by Sogensha
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A Portrait of Shunkin runs 97 minutes (1h 37m).
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A Portrait of Shunkin isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 25 December 1976. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like A Portrait of Shunkin?
If you liked A Portrait of Shunkin, try Passion, Harmonium, Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black.
Who directed A Portrait of Shunkin?
A Portrait of Shunkin (1976) was directed by Katsumi Nishikawa and stars Momoe Yamaguchi, Tomokazu Miura, Ikue Sakakibara.
What is A Portrait of Shunkin based on?
A Portrait of Shunkin is based on Shunkinshō (1933) by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, published by Sogensha.