Comedy ·Drama · Japan · 1957 · 1h 37m

An Osaka Story

大阪物語

An Osaka Story poster
Director
Kōzaburō Yoshimura
Cast
Raizō Ichikawa as Keizaburo Shintarō Katsu as Ichinosuke Kyōko Kagawa as Onatsu Chieko Naniwa as Eijirō Tōno as Gonzaemon Hoshino Michiko Ono as Takino
Crew
Kōhei Sugiyama — Director of Photography Shigeo Nishida — Editor Akira Ifukube — Original Music Composer Yoshikata Yoda — Screenplay Kenji Mizoguchi — Story Masaichi Nagata — Producer
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.

Mood & Themes
greedosaka, japanjidaigekiedo period
Key Collaborators
Kōzaburō Yoshimura Director Kōhei Sugiyama Director of Photography Shigeo Nishida Editor Akira Ifukube Original Music Composer Yoshikata Yoda Screenplay Kenji Mizoguchi Story Masaichi Nagata Producer Hiroshi Mizutani Production Design
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