JAPAN · 1950

Portrait of Madame Yuki

Kenji Mizoguchi
Japanese Golden Age class and servitude hidden suffering aristocratic decay female isolation social facades
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A young woman takes up her new job as the servant of a noblewoman and soon discovers that underneath her facade of luxury lies great unhappiness.

Year1950
CountryJapan
DirectorKenji Mizoguchi
Portrait of Madame Yuki poster

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