Osaka Elegy

Osaka Elegy

6.7IMDb Score
Released:1936-05-28
Genre:Drama
Duration:71 min
Country:Japan
Director:Kenji Mizoguchi
Actors:Isuzu Yamada, Chiyoko Ôkura, Shinpachirō Asaka, Benkei Shiganoya, Yōko Umemura
Production:Daiichi Eiga

Overview:

Ayako becomes the mistress of her boss in order to pay her father's debt and prevent him from going to prison for embezzlement.

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