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
Watch "Osaka Elegy" from streaming services HBO Max, Criterion Channel, Plex Free released in 1936. 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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