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Release Date:
January 20, 1935
Original Title:
折鶴お千
Alternate Titles:
Orizuru O-sen
Orizuru Osen
The Downfall of Osen
Падение Осэн
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Daiichi Eiga
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 87
In Tokyo, Osen is the servant girl of an unscrupulous antiques dealer, Kumazawa, who takes in the penniless Sokichi Hata. Kumazawa mistreats Sokichi and Osen, while swindling some Buddhist monks out of their temple treasures. When Kumazawa is arrested, Osen agrees to help Sokichi finance his dream of going to medical school. They live in a humble room, and eventually the only way Osen can find enough money for them is to prostitute herself during the day, without Sokichi knowing. (Will Gilbert)
Art Direction:
Yoshiji Oguri
Assistant Director:
Tadashi Ichiji
Terakado Seikichi
Kōichi Takagi
Director:
Kenji Mizoguchi
Director of Photography:
Minoru Miki
Hairstylist:
Ishitaro Takagi
Shigeko Ishii
Producer:
Masaichi Nagata
Sound:
Tsuneo Sayato
Eiichi Mikura
Junichi Murota
Story:
Tatsunosuke Takashima
Writer:
Tatsunosuke Takashima
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