The basic story in Love under the Crucifix is about Ogin, daughter of a tea master, who are both Christians in feudal Japan. Ogin falls in love with a feudal prince, also a Christian who is already married, and that creates problems. Further, when the Shogun bans Christianity, the situation worsens.
Love Under the Crucifix 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.
