Set in post-war Japan, The Lady of Musashino tells the story of Michiko, a disillusioned young woman trapped in a loveless marriage. She confides in her younger cousin, Tsutomo, and the two become close.
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| Kinuyo Tanaka | ... | Michiko Akiyama | |
| Yukiko Todoroki | ... | Tomiko Ono | |
| Masayuki Mori | ... | Tadao Akiyama | |
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Akihiko Katayama | ... | Tsutomu Miyaji |
| Sô Yamamura | ... | Eiji Ono | |
| Eitarô Shindô | ... | Shinzaburo Miyaji | |
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Kiyoko Hirai | ... | Tamiko Miyaji |
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Minako Nakamura | ... | Yukiko Ono |
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Taizô Fukami | ||
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Yaeko Izumo | ||
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Ken'o Kawasaki | ||
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Mitsuo Matsumoto | ||
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Satoshi Nishida | ... | Narita |
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Reiko Otani | ... | Takako Sasamoto |
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Set in post-war Japan, The Lady of Musashino tells the story of Michiko, a disillusioned young woman trapped in a loveless marriage. She confides in her younger cousin, Tsutomo, and the two become close.
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A pretty racy film about a family trapped by tradition and warped by modernity. I found our heroine to be too self-sacrificing to be truly interesting, though her situation (caught between illicit love and familial restraint) sympathetic. I did relate in a personal sense to her attachment to a rural past, and understood her inability and desire to transcend it. None of the characters was especially interesting, being there to represent types and ideas more than for nuanced development -- no subtle Ozu or Naruse moments here. A lot of interfamilial 1) love & 2) sleeping around. Fun! ... For me the film was too baldly nostalgic about traditional Japan & too overt about the warping of Western influences -- until the end, in which it all came together in a stunning, profound fashion. Not my favorite Mizoguchi, or the most beautiful, but I'm glad I saw it.