The read
It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
In Tokyo, Osen is the servant girl of an unscrupulous antiques dealer, Kumazawa, who takes in the penniless Sokichi Hata. Kumazawa mistreats Sokichi and Osen, while swindling some Buddhist monks out of their temple treasures. When Kumazawa is arrested, Osen agrees to help Sokichi finance his dream of going to medical school. They live in a humble room, and eventually the only way Osen can find enough money for them is to prostitute herself during the day, without Sokichi knowing. (Will Gilbert)
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
11 audience votes
Key crew
- Kenji MizoguchiDirector
- Tatsunosuke TakashimaWriter
Cast
- Isuzu YamadaOsen
- Daijiro NatsukawaSokichi Hata
- Mitsusaburō RamonUkiki
- Arata ShibataKumazawa
- Eiji NakanoProfessor
- Genichi FujiMatsuda
- Mitsuru TojoAmadani
- Junichi KitamuraSakazuki no Heishiro
- Shizuko TakizawaOsode
- Sue ItoSokichi's grandmother
- Suisei MatsuiNarrator