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Osaka Elegy
Osaka Elegy

Osaka Elegy

Genres

Drama

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Ayako becomes the mistress of her boss so she can pay her father's debt and prevent him from going to prison for embezzlement.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

71 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

28 May 1936

Country

Japan

Cast

Isuzu Yamada

Isuzu Yamada

Ayako Murai

Chiyoko Ôkura

Chiyoko Ôkura

Sachiko Murai

Shinpachirō Asaka

Shinpachirō Asaka

Hiroshi Murai

Benkei Shiganoya

Benkei Shiganoya

Sonosuke Asai

Yōko Umemura

Yōko Umemura

Sumiko Asai

Kensaku Hara

Kensaku Hara

Susumu Nishimura

Shizuko Takizawa

Shizuko Takizawa

Mine Fukuda

Eitarō Shindō

Eitarō Shindō

Yoshizo Fujino

Kunio Tamura

Kunio Tamura

Dr. Yoko

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Inspector

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