The read
Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 11m.
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do.
70 audience votes
Key crew
- Kenji MizoguchiDirector
- Yoshikata YodaScreenplay
- Tadashi Fujiwara Screenplay
Cast
- Isuzu YamadaAyako Murai
- Chiyoko ÔkuraSachiko Murai
- Shinpachirō AsakaHiroshi Murai
- Benkei ShiganoyaSonosuke Asai
- Yōko UmemuraSumiko Asai
- Kensaku HaraSusumu Nishimura
- Shizuko TakizawaMine Fukuda
- Eitarō ShindōYoshizo Fujino
- Kunio TamuraDr. Yoko
- Takashi ShimuraInspector
Stills
Themes
mistressembezzlement