Oginsama (1978)
Directed by Kei Kumai
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Synopsis by Clarke Fountain
For a brief period during the 16th century, the Portuguese and Dutch were permitted influence in Japan, with the result that a considerable number of Japanese converted to Christianity. By the late 16th century, a reaction against these outside influences was in full sway. In this story, Lady Ogin is unable to marry her lover because he has become a Christian, and Christians are being persecuted by the Shogun Hideyoshi. This tragic romance is based on a story by Toko Kon.
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Christianity, conversion, forbidden-love, culture-clash, Japan, lover, fate, missionary