The Straits of Love and Hate

Madame Butterfly if set among feudal underlings. A woman of humble station is impregnated, then deserted by a callous nobleman. Mizoguchi regular Isuzu Yamada embodies the pathos of a fallen woman in pre-war Japan.

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Kenji Mizoguchi directed The Straits of Love and Hate in 1937. See Kenji Mizoguchi's full filmography, where to start with Kenji Mizoguchi, or where to go after you've seen everything by Kenji Mizoguchi.

The Straits of Love and Hate was released in 1937 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 108 minutes.