Isuzu Yamada, Seiichi Takegawa, Chiyoko Okura, Shinpachiro Asaka, Benkei Shiganoya
Ayako becomes the mistress of her boss, Mr. Asai, so she can pay her father's debt, and prevent him from going to prison for embezzlement. She also sends money to her brother Hiroshi to pay his univer...( read more
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DVD Release Date: January 31, 1976
Stats: 22 reviews
very similar in theme to some of mizoguchi's other films from this period, osaka elegy executed its themes well in a way that brings forth difficult family drama and tough ethical questions. there is no clear villian because everyone in the film is pretty screwed up save one les...( read more)
Not a bad film, it just feels like Mizoguchi going through the motions before his style developed into the long take crane shots. This is probably his least sentimental film mostly because the main character is so self conscious of her own demeanor that any superficial melodrama...( read more)
A major breakthrough for Mizoguchi. At the time of its release (mid-30s) this was a provocative and bold statement on feminism in Japan. A character study that woke up a generation of viewers.
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