Osaka Elegy (Woman of Osaka) (Naniwa erej�) (1936)

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Release Date: Jan 31, 1979 Wide

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This is one of director Kenji Mizoguchi's first true masterworks in his long, highly celebrated career. Ayako, a young switchboard operator, tries to resist the advances of Asai, the owner of the pharmaceutical company where she works. Her love interest Nishmura, a young executive at the same company, does not seemed bothered, and her drunken father, who is up to his eyes in debt, is even less helpful. After a loud argument, her father throws her out of the house. With nowhere else to go, Ayako

Unrated, 1 hr. 11 min.

Drama, Art House & International, Classics

Directed By: Kenji Mizoguchi

In Theaters: Jan 31, 1979 Wide

On DVD: Jan 31, 1976

Cast

Isuzu Yamada
Ayako Murai
Kensaku Hara
Susumu Nishimura
Y�ko Umemura
Sumiko Asai
Eitaro Shindo
Yoshizo Fujino
Benkei Shiganoya
Taizo Fukami

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By the end of Osaka Elegy, Ayoko's situation warrants nothing less than a universal call for empathy.

February 15, 2009 Full Review Source: MovieMartyr.com

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Jeremy Heilman

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Mizoguchi does a good job, without being preachy, showing a patriarchal society's ill-treatment of women.

July 11, 2006 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

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An interesting movie, the oldest film I've seen from Japan so far, actually. The best and worst thing about it is that the story is realistic. I say that it's also the worst thing because it made the film more boring than it could have been if it wasn't so realistic. It's a good thing too, though, because that's

November 18, 2011

AJ Verser

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very similar in theme to some of mizoguchi's other films from this period, osaka elegy executed its themes well in a way that brings forth difficult family drama and tough ethical questions. there is no clear villian because everyone in the film is pretty screwed up save one lesser character, so picking sides as a

July 14, 2009