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JAPAN · 1936

Osaka Elegy

Kenji Mizoguchi
Japanese Golden Age sacrifice debt and obligation class struggle sexual exploitation family honor
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Synopsis

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
MovementJapanese Golden Age
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