Osaka Elegy
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.
Starring Isuzu Yamada, Chiyoko Ôkura, Shinpachirō Asaka, Benkei Shiganoya, Yōko Umemura, Kensaku Hara, Shizuko Takizawa, Eitarō Shindō, Kunio Tamura, Takashi Shimura
It's a drama and comedy movie, and has a rating of 7.2 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.
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