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Osaka Elegy ( Japanese: 浪華悲歌, Hepburn: Naniwa Erejī, lit. "Naniwa Elegy" [a]) is a 1936 Japanese drama film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. [1] [2] It forms a diptych with Mizoguchi's Sisters of the Gion [4] which shares much of the same cast and production team, and is considered an early masterpiece in the director's career.
Jan 31, 1979 · Osaka Elegy: Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. With Isuzu Yamada, Yôko Umemura, Chiyoko Ôkura, Kiyoko Ôkubo. A young woman becomes a mistress of her boss in order to support her family.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Kenji Mizoguchi
- 1979-01-31
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 Ayako, a switchboard operator trapped in a compromising, ruinous relationship with her boss to help support her wastrel father.
- Ayako Murai
Jul 4, 2020 · Osaka Elegy (1936) HD Full Length Movie - Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi (Naniwa erejii) [English subtitles available] Osaka Elegy (浪華悲歌, Naniwa erejii) is a 1936 Japanese film directed by ...
- 72 min
- 30.1K
- Free Film Heritage
May 29, 2022 · Osaka Elegy was a turning point for Mizoguchi. His critique of Japanese gender issues made headway for the first time, and his filmmaking blossomed thereafter.
Jun 5, 1995 · Kenji Mizoguchi departed abruptly from his earlier sentimental films into a world of acute realism with Osaka Elegy. Boldly critiquing the position of women in contemporary Japanese society, the film examines a young woman’s victimization and descent into prostitution.
Currently you are able to watch "Osaka Elegy" streaming on Max, Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel. Synopsis Ayako becomes the mistress of her boss so she can pay her father's debt and prevent him from going to prison for embezzlement.
