Love Under the Crucifix

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.

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Kinuyo Tanaka directed Love Under the Crucifix in 1962. See Kinuyo Tanaka's full filmography, where to start with Kinuyo Tanaka, or where to go after you've seen everything by Kinuyo Tanaka.

Love Under the Crucifix was released in 1962 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 101 minutes.