Sisters of the Gion1936
Both directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, and both starring Benkei Shiganoya, Isuzu Yamada and Yōko Umemura
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Synopsis
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.
