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An Osaka Story (1957)

Genre : Comedy, Drama

Runtime : 1H 37M

Director : Kōzaburō Yoshimura
Writer : Yoshikata Yoda

Synopsis

A poor peasant, after years of scraping, becomes a rich and powerful Osaka merchant. Mizoguchi Kenji's final project; he died before completing it and directing duties turned over to Yoshimura Kozaburo.

Actors

Raizō Ichikawa
Raizō Ichikawa
Keizaburo
Shintarō Katsu
Shintarō Katsu
Ichinosuke
Kyōko Kagawa
Kyōko Kagawa
Onatsu
Chieko Naniwa
Chieko Naniwa
Eijirō Tōno
Eijirō Tōno
Gonzaemon Hoshino
Michiko Ono
Michiko Ono
Takino
Tamao Nakamura
Tamao Nakamura
Aya
Narutoshi Hayashi
Narutoshi Hayashi
Yoshitaro
Aiko Mimasu
Aiko Mimasu
Isao Yamagata
Isao Yamagata
Hisao Toake
Hisao Toake
Shinya
Ichirô Amano
Ichirô Amano
Tennojiya
Hinode Nishikawa
Hinode Nishikawa
Genroku
Sumao Ishihara
Sumao Ishihara
Hostess
Shirô Miura
Shirô Miura
Jun Fujikawa
Jun Fujikawa
Kadomatsu, seller
Saburo Date
Saburo Date
Shokichi, samurai's servant
Mineko Yorozuyo
Mineko Yorozuyo
Otake
Kyū Sazanka
Kyū Sazanka
Shinobu Araki
Shinobu Araki
Hisako Takihana
Hisako Takihana
Shōzō Nanbu
Shōzō Nanbu
Ikkei Tamaki
Ikkei Tamaki
Kanae Kobayashi
Kanae Kobayashi
Ganjirô Nakamura II
Ganjirô Nakamura II
Nihei

Crews

Kōzaburō Yoshimura
Kōzaburō Yoshimura
Director
Kenji Mizoguchi
Kenji Mizoguchi
Story
Yoshikata Yoda
Yoshikata Yoda
Screenplay
Masaichi Nagata
Masaichi Nagata
Producer
Shigeo Nishida
Shigeo Nishida
Editor
Hiroshi Mizutani
Hiroshi Mizutani
Production Design
Akira Naitô
Akira Naitô
Set Decoration
Kōhei Sugiyama
Kōhei Sugiyama
Director of Photography
Akira Ifukube
Akira Ifukube
Original Music Composer
Kenichi Okamoto
Kenichi Okamoto
Lighting Technician
Yukio Kaihara
Yukio Kaihara
Sound Recordist

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