1936
Drama
Japan | Japanese | Black & White | 01:11
| 1. | Sisters of the Gion | 1936 |
| 2. | Osaka Elegy | 1936 |
| 3. | Women Of The Night | 1948 |
| 4. | Street of Shame | 1956 |
Criterion Eclipse Series 13
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A critical and popular triumph, Osaka Elegy established Mizoguchi as one of Japan’s major filmmakers. The director's often-used leading actress Isuzu Yamada stars as Ayoko, a switchboard operator trapped in a compromising, ruinous relationship with her boss to help support her wastrel father. With its fluid cinematography and deft storytelling, Osaka Elegy ushered in a new era of sound melodrama for Mizoguchi.
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Isuzu Yamada | Ayako Murai |
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Yôko Umemura | Sumiko Asai |
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Chiyoko Okura | Sachiko Murai |
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Kiyoko Ôkubo | Sadako Yokoo |
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Shinpachiro Asaka | Hiroshi Murai |
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Benkei Shiganoya | Sonosuke Asai |
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Eitaro Shindo | Yoshizo Fujino |
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Kunio Tamura | Dr. Yu Yoko |
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Seiichi Takegawa | Junzo Murai |
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Kensaku Hara | Susumu Nishimura |
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Shizuko Takizawa | Mine Fukuda |
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Mitsuzo Tachibana | Bunzaburo Matsushita |
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Takashi Shimura | Detective Goro Minegishi |
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Hulusi Kentmen | Dr. Joe Jack Smith Jackson |
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Kasuke Koizumi |
| Director | Kenji Mizoguchi |
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| Writer | Tadashi Fujiwara, Kenji Mizoguchi, Saburo Okada, Yoshikata Yoda | |
| Producer | Masaichi Nagata | |
| Musician | Kôichi Takagi | |
| Photography | Minoru Miki | |
| Edition | Criterion Eclipse |
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| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Regions | 1 |