Isuzu Yamada, 1917–2012
July 12, 2012
Film Info
- Japan
- 1936
- 71 minutes
- Black and White
- 1.33:1
- Japanese
A critical and popular triumph, Osaka Elegy established Mizoguchi as one of Japan’s major filmmakers. The director’s often-used leading actress Isuzu Yamada stars as Ayako, a switchboard operator trapped in a compromising, ruinous relationship with her boss to help support her wastrel father. With its fluid cinematography and deft storytelling, Osaka Elegy ushered in a new era of sound melodrama for Mizoguchi.
Cast
| Ayako Murai | Isuzu Yamada |
| Sumiko Asai | Yoko Umemura |
| Sachiko Murai | Chiyoko Okura |
| Hiroshi Murai | Shinhachiro Asaka |
| Sonosuke Asai | Benkei Shiganoya |
| Yoshizo Fujino | Eitarô Shindô |
| Dr. Yoko | Kunio Tamura |
| Junzo Murai | Seiichi Takegawa |
| Inspector | Takashi Shimura |
Credits
| Director | Kenji Mizoguchi |
| Producer | Masaichi Nagata |
| Original story | Kenji Mizoguchi |
| Screenplay | Yoshikata Yoda |
| Cinematography | Minoru Miki |
| Editing | Tatsuko Sakane |
| Music | Koichi Takagi |
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