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An Osaka Story

An Osaka Story

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

97 mins

Rating

5.4/10

Release Date

06 March 1957

Country

Japan

Cast

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

Naritoshi Hayashi

Naritoshi Hayashi

Yoshitaro

Aiko Mimasu

Aiko Mimasu

Isao Yamagata

Isao Yamagata

Hisao Toake

Hisao Toake

Shinya

Ichirō Amano

Ichirō Amano

Tennojiya

Hinode Nishikawa

Hinode Nishikawa

Genroku

Sumao Ishihara

Sumao Ishihara

Hostess

Shirō Miura

Shirō 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

Ganjirō Nakamura II

Ganjirō Nakamura II

Nihei

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