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An Osaka Story

An Osaka Story

1957•1h 37m•5.4/10
ComedyDrama

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5.4/10(5)

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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Production

Daiei Film

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

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

Tennojiya

Hinode Nishikawa

Genroku

Sumao Ishihara

Hostess

Shiro Miura

Jun Fujikawa

Jun Fujikawa

Kadomatsu, seller

Saburo Date

Saburo Date

Shokichi, samurai's servant

Mineko Yorozuyo

Otake

Kyū Sazanka

Kyū Sazanka

Shinobu Araki

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