Underplayed Gems
The whole movie catalogue

Films and series, searchable by what they are

← Back to the shop

Love under the Crucifix (1962)

Love under the Crucifix poster
Original title
お吟さま
Directed by
Kinuyo Tanaka
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 42m
Rated
TP
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A noblewoman in 16th century Japan faces persecution for her Christian faith. She must navigate loyalty to her family and her beliefs.

slow-burntragicrestrainedvisually lushmelancholichistoricalcontemplativestately

What happens

Love Under the Crucifix (Japanese: お吟さま, Hepburn: Ogin-sama; lit. "Lady Ogin") is a 1962 Japanese historical drama film directed by Kinuyo Tanaka, based on Tōkō Kon's novel Ogin-sama. It was the last film Tanaka directed. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like watching and it picks from the whole catalogue, or browse by genre, country and year.

Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers

Loading movies…

What should I watch?