The Lady from Musashino (1951)
"Musashino fujin" (original title)

Director:

Kenji Mizoguchi

Writers:

Shohei Ooka (novel), Yoshikata Yoda

Stars:

Kinuyo Tanaka, Yukiko Todoroki, Masayuki Mori

Cast

Credited cast:
Kinuyo Tanaka	...	Michiko Akiyama
Yukiko Todoroki	...	Tomiko Ono
Masayuki Mori	...	Tadao Akiyama
Akihiko Katayama	...	Tsutomu Miyaji
Sô Yamamura	...	Eiji Ono
Eitarô Shindô	...	Shinzaburo Miyaji
Kiyoko Hirai	...	Tamiko Miyaji
Minako Nakamura	...	Yukiko Ono
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Satoshi Nishida	...	Narita
Reiko Otani	...	Takako Sasamoto
Noriko Sengoku	...	Maid in the Ono house
Michiko Tsuyama	...	Eiko

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

adultery | suicide | world war two | love affair | cousin cousin relationship | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

May 1981 (USA)

Also Known As:

Lady Musashino

Company Credits

Production Co:

Toho Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Musashino fujin (1965)

User Reviews

intensely moving

intensely moving story about a woman trapped between her stoic/moral beliefs, and the changing times brought about by the end of WW2. Similar themes discussed in Ozu's films 'floating weeds' + 'end of summer', but with a more direct and stark style.

Fascinating look at how upper middle class in Japan react to war and its aftermath, as well as to adultery and suicide.

As in Ridley Scott's 'Gladiator', the image of tall grass serves to express the calm fertility of nature with a dream-like quality, in contrast to the malignant hustle and bustle of the city.

An excellent drama, despite the less than perfect quality of the print (even though it is a new print)