JAPAN · 1936

Osaka Elegy

Kenji Mizoguchi
Japanese Golden Age sacrifice debt and obligation class struggle sexual exploitation family honor
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Ayako becomes the mistress of her boss in order to pay her father's debt and prevent him from going to prison for embezzlement.

Year1936
CountryJapan
DirectorKenji Mizoguchi
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