What Did the Lady Forget?
Genres
Overview
A professor, Komiya, and his bossy wife, Tokiko, are to look after Setsuko, their high-spirited niece from Osaka. Despite being a minor, Setsuko is a liberated woman who does whatever she wants, including smoking. She even convinces Koyima to take her to a geisha house. When she gets rather tipsy, the professor calls Okada, one of his students, to take her home. The wife becomes suspicious of Setsuko when she sees Okada bringing her home.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
71 min
Release Date
1937-03-03
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
31
Vote Average
6.4
Sumiko Kurishima
Tokiko
Tatsuo Saitō
Komiya
Michiko Kuwano
Setsuko
Shūji Sano
Okada
Takeshi Sakamoto
Sugiyama
Chōko Iida
Chiyoko Sugiyama
Ken Uehara
Movie Star
Mitsuko Yoshikawa
Mitsuko
Masao Hayama
Fujio
Tomio Aoki
Tomio
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