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Osaka.Elegy.1936.Criterion.Eclipse.NTSC-DVDR
Naniwa Ereji

THEATRE DATE....: 5/28/1936
RELEASE DATE....: 10/23/2008
STORE DATE......: 10/21/2008
GENRE...........: Drama
RATiNG..........: 7.8/10 (215 Votes)

RUNTiME.........: 71 Minutes
ViDEO BiTRATE...: Untouched Video
AUDiO BiTRATE...: DD 1.0 @ 192, JA
ASPECT RATiO....: 4:3
ARCHiVES .......: dvdr-osaka.elegy.rar *85x50MB*
DVD SiZE........: *3.91 GB* *4,008 MB* *4,103,818 KB*
SUBTiTLES.......: EN

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 becomes
Asai's mistress. She tries to pay her drunken father's numerous debts and help her
brother Hiroshi with his studies. They eagerly accept the money but instead of gratitude,
they demand more. Thanks to a comical mix-up at a doctor's office, Asai's wife finds out
and the affair comes to an abrupt end. Yet thanks to her father's drinking, her family's
financial situation seems as pressing as ever, which all but forces Ayako into
prostitution. Unfortunately, the police catch her in the act. Even though her father and
brother have been living off her, they brand Ayako a disgrace and cast her out of the
house to face an uncertain future.

Director ..........  Kenji Mizoguchi

Isuzu Yamada ......  Ayako Murai
Seiichi Takegawa ..  Junzo Murai
Chiyoko Okura .....  Sachiko Murai
Shinpachiro Asaka .  Hiroshi Murai
Benkei Shiganoya ..  Sonosuke Asai

From an untouched DVD5. No extras on the disc.

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