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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. With its fluid cinematography and deft storytelling, Osaka Elegy ushered in a new era of sound melodrama for Mizoguchi.
Original Release
05/28/1936
US Release
01/31/1979
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Isuzu Yamada | Ayako Murai |
| Yôko Umemura | Sumiko Asai |
| Chiyoko Ôkura | Sachiko Murai |
| Kiyoko Ôkubo | |
| Shinpachirô Asaka | Hiroshi Murai |
| Benkei Shiganoya | Sonosuke Asai |
| Eitarô Shindô | Yoshizo Fujino |
| Kunio Tamura | Dr. Yoko |
| Seiichi Takegawa | Junzo Murai |
| Kensaku Hara | Susumu Nishimura |
Directors
Writers
Kenji Mizoguchi, Tadashi Fujiwara, Saburo Okada, Yoshikata Yoda
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Isuzu Yamada | Ayako Murai |
| Yôko Umemura | Sumiko Asai |
| Chiyoko Ôkura | Sachiko Murai |
| Kiyoko Ôkubo | |
| Shinpachirô Asaka | Hiroshi Murai |
| Benkei Shiganoya | Sonosuke Asai |
| Eitarô Shindô | Yoshizo Fujino |
| Kunio Tamura | Dr. Yoko |
| Seiichi Takegawa | Junzo Murai |
| Kensaku Hara | Susumu Nishimura |
| Shizuko Takizawa | Mine Fukuda, the maid / Mine Fukuda |
| Mitsuzo Tachibana | Famizaburo Matsushita |
| Takashi Shimura | Inspector |
| Kasuke Koizumi |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Masaichi Nagata | Producer |
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