Osaka Elegy

1936 · directed by Kenji Mizoguchi

Rating: 82/100
Hit: yes

Ayako becomes the mistress of her boss in order to pay her father's debt and prevent him from going to prison for embezzlement.

Osaka Elegy (1936), directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, rates 82/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

Isuzu Yamada
Chiyoko Ôkura
Shinpachirō Asaka
Benkei Shiganoya
Yōko Umemura
Kensaku Hara
Shizuko Takizawa
Eitarō Shindō
Kunio Tamura
Takashi Shimura

Crew

Shigeto Miki — Director of Photography
Tazuko Sakane — Editor
Tadashi Fujiwara — Screenplay
Yoshikata Yoda — Screenplay

More from Kenji Mizoguchi

Ugetsu (1953) — 100/100 · hit
Sansho the Bailiff (1954) — 89/100 · hit
The Life of Oharu (1952) — 88/100 · hit
Chikamatsu Monogatari (1954) — 87/100 · hit
A Geisha (1953) — 86/100 · hit
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939) — 84/100 · hit

How these numbers work: Methodology