Osaka Elegy

浪華悲歌
1936 71 min Drama

Double Indemnity meets social commentary. Ayako becomes her boss's mistress to pay her father's debt. Carries 1930s Japanese societal struggles.

Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi · Written by Kenji Mizoguchi, Yoshikata Yoda, Saburo Okada

Starring Isuzu Yamada, Chiyoko Ôkura, Shinpachirō Asaka, Benkei Shiganoya, Yōko Umemura, Kensaku Hara

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