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    Osaka Elegy 1936 POSTER

    Osaka Elegy

    1936

    Japanese

    7.2

    9

    100%

    76%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    embezzlement

    mistress

    Kenji Mizoguchi Kenji Mizoguchi Director Isuzu Yamada Isuzu Yamada as Ayako Murai Yôko Umemura Yôko Umemura as Sumiko Asai Kensaku Hara Kensaku Hara as Susumu Nishimura Eitarô Shindô Eitarô Shindô as Yoshizo Fujino
    Ayako becomes the mistress of her boss so she can pay her father's debt and prevent him from going to prison for embezzlement.
    Women of the Night 1948 POSTER

    Women of the Night

    1948

    Japanese

    7.2

    8

    80%

    80%

    Action

    Drama

    osaka, japan

    post war japan

    prostitution

    Kenji Mizoguchi Kenji Mizoguchi Director Sadako Sawamura Sadako Sawamura as Hiroshi Aoyama Hiroshi Aoyama as Kikue Môri Kikue Môri as Sanae Takasugi Sanae Takasugi as Natsuko Kimijima
    In early post-war Osaka, three women, war widow Fusako, her sister Natsuko, an expatriate from Korea, and Kumiko, Fusako's sister-in-law, descend into prostitution, all for their individual reasons.
    The Life of Oharu 1952 POSTER

    The Life of Oharu

    1952

    Japanese

    8.1

    19

    100%

    89%

    Action

    concubine

    courtesan

    despair

    Drama

    feudal lord

    memory

    prostitution

    Kenji Mizoguchi Kenji Mizoguchi Director Eijirô Yanagi Eijirô Yanagi as Forger Toshirô Mifune Toshirô Mifune as Katsunosuke Hisako Yamane Hisako Yamane as Lady Matsudaira Masao Mishima Masao Mishima as Taisaburo Hishiya
    In Edo Period Japan, a noblewoman's banishment for her love affair with a lowly page signals the beginning of her inexorable fall.
    The 47 Ronin 1941 POSTER

    The 47 Ronin

    1941

    Japanese

    7.2

    13

    81%

    81%

    47 ronin

    Action

    Drama

    History

    japan

    loyalty

    ronin

    samurai

    seppuku

    Kenji Mizoguchi Kenji Mizoguchi Director Seizaburô Kawazu Seizaburô Kawazu as Ecchûmori Hosokawa Mieko Takamine Mieko Takamine as Omino, Isogai's fiancee Utaemon Ichikawa Utaemon Ichikawa as Tsunatoyo Tokugawa Mitsuko Miura Mitsuko Miura as Yôsen'in, Asano's wife
    In 1701, Lord Takuminokami Asano has a feud with Lord Kira and he tries to kill Kira in the corridors of the Shogun's palace. The Shogun sentences Lord Asano to commit suppuku and deprives the palace and lands from his clan, but does not punish Lord Kira. Lord Asano's vassals leave the land and his samurais become ronin and want to seek revenge against the dishonor of their Lord. But their leader Kuranosuke Oishi asks the Shogun to restore the Asano clan with his brother Daigaku Asano. One year later, the Shogun refuses his request and Oishi and forty-six ronin revenge their Lord.
    Sansho the Bailiff 1954 POSTER

    Sansho the Bailiff

    1954

    Japanese

    8.3

    37

    100%

    95%

    Action

    banishment

    courtesan

    Drama

    exile

    governor

    japan

    prostitution

    Kenji Mizoguchi Kenji Mizoguchi Director Shinobu Araki Shinobu Araki as Sadaya Akitake Kôno Akitake Kôno as Taro Masahiko Tsugawa Masahiko Tsugawa as Young Zushio Yoshiaki Hanayagi Yoshiaki Hanayagi as Zushiô
    In medieval Japan, a woman and her children journey to find the family's patriarch, who was exiled years earlier.
    A Geisha 1953 POSTER

    A Geisha

    1953

    Japanese

    7.6

    6

    100%

    93%

    biting

    debt

    Drama

    geisha

    kyoto, japan

    post war

    teacher student relationship

    Kenji Mizoguchi Kenji Mizoguchi Director Ayako Wakao Ayako Wakao as Eiko Seizaburô Kawazu Seizaburô Kawazu as Kusuda Ichirô Sugai Ichirô Sugai as Saeki Eitarô Shindô Eitarô Shindô as Sawamoto
    Fleeing a distressing family situation, Eiko, a very young girl, becomes an apprentice to Miyoharu, a veteran geisha. Both, determined to preserve their professional integrity, must face the selfishness and ambition of several petty people.
    Yôkihi 1955 POSTER

    Yôkihi

    1955

    Japanese

    7.1

    11

    75%

    75%

    Action

    chinese emperor

    concubine

    Drama

    empress

    History

    palace intrigue

    revolt

    Romance

    tang dynasty

    Kenji Mizoguchi Kenji Mizoguchi Director Masayuki Mori Masayuki Mori as Emperor Xuan Zong Michiko Ai Michiko Ai as Honghua Chieko Murata Chieko Murata as Lu-hua Machiko Kyô Machiko Kyô as Princess Yang Kwei-fei
    In eighth century China, the Emperor is grieving over the death of his wife. The Yang family wants to provide the Emperor with a consort so that they may consolidate their influence over the court. General An Lushan finds a distant relative working in their kitchen whom they groom to present to the Emperor. The Emperor falls in love with her and she becomes the Princess Yang Kwei-fei. The Yangs are then appointed important ministers, though An Lushan is not given the court position he covets. The ministers misuse their power so much that there is a popular revolt against the Yangs, fueled by An Lushan.
    Street of Shame 1956 POSTER

    Street of Shame

    1956

    Japanese

    7.8

    13

    80%

    82%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    brothel

    despair

    Drama

    poverty

    prostitute

    tokyo, japan

    Kenji Mizoguchi Kenji Mizoguchi Director Eiko Miyoshi Eiko Miyoshi as Kadowaki Saku, Yumeko's mother-in-law Machiko Kyô Machiko Kyô as Mickey Sadako Sawamura Sadako Sawamura as Tatsuko Taya Ayako Wakao Ayako Wakao as Yasumi
    The lives of five sex workers employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation is debating the passage of an anti-prostitution law.
    Sisters of the Gion 1936 POSTER

    Sisters of the Gion

    1936

    Japanese

    7.4

    11

    89%

    77%

    Action

    Drama

    geisha

    japan

    kyoto, japan

    lover

    sibling relationship

    Kenji Mizoguchi Kenji Mizoguchi Director Taizô Fukami Taizô Fukami as Kimura Eitarô Shindô Eitarô Shindô as Kudo, the drygoods merchant Isuzu Yamada Isuzu Yamada as O-Mocha Yôko Umemura Yôko Umemura as Umekichi
    Umekichi, a geisha in the Gion district of Kyoto, feels obliged to help her lover Furusawa when he asks to stay with her after becoming bankrupt and leaving his wife. However her younger sister Omocha tells her she is wasting her time and money on a loser. She thinks that they should both find wealthy patrons to support them. Omocha therefore tries various schemes to get rid of Furusawa, and set themselves up with better patrons.
    Miss Oyu 1951 POSTER

    Miss Oyu

    1951

    Japanese

    7.4

    2

    death in childbirth

    Drama

    japan

    Romance

    sibling relationship

    Kenji Mizoguchi Kenji Mizoguchi Director Eijirô Yanagi Eijirô Yanagi as Eitaro Eitarô Shindô Eitarô Shindô as Kusaemon Yûji Hori Yûji Hori as Shinnosuke Seribashi Nobuko Otowa Nobuko Otowa as Shizu
    Shinnosuke is introduced to Shizu as a prospective marriage partner, but he falls in love with her widowed sister Oyu. Convention forbids Oyu to marry because she has to raise her son as the head of her husband's family. Oyu convinces Shinnosuke and Shizu to marry so that she can remain close to Shinnosuke.
    The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum 1939 POSTER

    The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

    1939

    Japanese

    7.8

    16

    19th century

    Action

    criterion

    Drama

    forbidden love

    kabuki

    osaka, japan

    Romance

    tokyo, japan

    Kenji Mizoguchi Kenji Mizoguchi Director Kôkichi Takada Kôkichi Takada as Fukusuke Nakamura Kikuko Hanaoka Kikuko Hanaoka as Onaka, a geisha Kômei Minami Kômei Minami as Shintomi greenroom manager Yoshiaki Hanayagi Yoshiaki Hanayagi as Tamijirô Onoue
    In late 19th century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that he is only praised for his acting due to his status as his father's heir. Devastated by this, he turns to Otoku, a servant of his family, for comfort, and they fall in love. Kikunosuke becomes determined to leave home and develop as an actor on his own merits, and Otoku faithfully follows him.
    A Story from Chikamatsu 1954 POSTER

    A Story from Chikamatsu

    1954

    Japanese

    8.0

    16

    attempted suicide

    Drama

    escape

    History

    japan

    love

    lover

    Romance

    suicide attempt

    Thriller

    Kenji Mizoguchi Kenji Mizoguchi Director Shinobu Araki Shinobu Araki as Ichirô Sugai Ichirô Sugai as Gembei Eitarô Shindô Eitarô Shindô as Ishun Kôichi Katsuragi Kôichi Katsuragi as Priest
    When the wife of a 17th century Kyoto scroll-maker is falsely accused of having an affair with his best employee, the pair flee the city and find themselves falling for one another.
    Ugetsu 1953 POSTER

    Ugetsu

    1953

    Japanese

    8.1

    33

    100%

    93%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    bigamy

    Drama

    Fantasy

    greed

    Horror

    japan

    live action

    samurai

    War

    Kenji Mizoguchi Kenji Mizoguchi Director Masayuki Mori Masayuki Mori as Genjurô Machiko Kyô Machiko Kyô as Lady Wakasa Sugisaku Aoyama Sugisaku Aoyama as Old Priest Kichijirô Ueda Kichijirô Ueda as Shop Owner
    In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers in a nearby village, in defiance of a local sage's warning against seeking to profit from warfare. Genjuro's pursuit of both riches and the mysterious Lady Wakasa, as well as Tobei's desire to become a samurai, run the risk of destroying both themselves and their wives, Miyagi and Ohama.
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