Love and Death (愛と死) 52 years old

Yuji, a budding writer, meets and starts falling in love with his best friend’s girlfriend, Natsuko. The attraction is mutual but due to the circumstances, they try to not act on their attraction. However, as time goes by, they realise that, perhaps, they cannot be without each other. Will the forbidden love affair move forward and can they finally be with each other?

Credits

Love and Death Cast

Name Character
Komaki Kurihara She was 26, now 79 years old as Natsuko Nakada
Masao Mishima He was 65, 67 years old when he died
Junzaburo Ban He was 61, 71 years old when he died
Chieko Higashiyama She was 80, 89 years old when she died
Akiko Nomura She was 44, now 97 years old
Shinsuke Ashida He was 57, 84 years old when he died
Toshie Kimura She was 36, 39 years old when she died

Love and Death Crew

Name Department
Taichi Yamada as Screenplay. He was 36 (now 89) years old Writing
Kiyoshi Shimazu as Executive Producer. Production
Love and Death poster
Love and Death (52 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, June 05, 1971
  • Runtime: 92 minutes