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Osaka Elegy (1936)
Naniwa erejî (original title)

71 min  -  Drama   -  31 January 1979 (USA)
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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... See full summary »

Director:

Kenji Mizoguchi

Writers:

Kenji Mizoguchi (story), Tadashi Fujiwara (dialogue), and 2 more credits »

Stars:

Isuzu Yamada, Seiichi Takegawa and Chiyoko Okura
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Cast

Credited cast:
Isuzu Yamada Isuzu Yamada ...
Ayako Murai
Seiichi Takegawa Seiichi Takegawa ...
Junzo Murai
Chiyoko Okura Chiyoko Okura ...
Sachiko Murai
Shinpachiro Asaka Shinpachiro Asaka ...
Hiroshi Murai
Benkei Shiganoya Benkei Shiganoya ...
Sonosuke Asai
Yôko Umemura ...
Sumiko Asai
Kensaku Hara Kensaku Hara ...
Susumu Nishimura
Shizuko Takizawa Shizuko Takizawa ...
Mine Fukuda, the maid
Eitarô Shindô Eitarô Shindô ...
Yoshizo Fujino
Kunio Tamura Kunio Tamura ...
Dr. Yoko
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kasuke Koizumi Kasuke Koizumi
Takashi Shimura ...
Inspector
Mitsuzo Tachibana Mitsuzo Tachibana ...
Famizaburo Matsushita
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Storyline

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 university tuition, but her father intercepts it. She tricks Mr. Fujino into giving her money so that she can marry her boyfriend Nishimura, but Fujino calls in the police. Written by Will Gilbert  

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Drama

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Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Elegía de Naniwa See more »

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Production Co:

Daiichi Eiga See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Referenced in Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director (1975) See more »