# Love Under the Crucifix (1962)

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**Original title**: *お吟さま*
**Runtime**: 101 min
**Genres**: Romance, Drama, History
**Directed by**: Kinuyo Tanaka
**Written by**: Masashige Narusawa
**Starring**: Ineko Arima, Tatsuya Nakadai, Ganjirō Nakamura II, Mieko Takamine, Osamu Takizawa, Manami Fuji

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

A Christian tea master and his daughter navigate faith and forbidden romance in feudal Japan. Ogin’s love for a married prince deepens just as the Shogun declares war on Christianity. The film’s crushing earnestness somehow remains endearing.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, tender

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