Japan / Mar 06, 1957
An Osaka Story (1957)
Directed by Kōzaburō Yoshimura
1h 37minruntime
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5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Naritoshi Hayashi | Yoshitaro |
| Aiko Mimasu | |
| Isao Yamagata | |
| Hisao Toake | Shinya |
| Ichirō Amano | Tennojiya |
| Hinode Nishikawa | Genroku |
| Sumao Ishihara | Hostess |
| Shiro Miura | |
| Jun Fujikawa | Kadomatsu, seller |
| Saburo Date | Shokichi, samurai's servant |
| Mineko Yorozuyo | Otake |
| Kyū Sazanka | |
| Shinobu Araki | |
| Hisako Takihana | |
| Shōzō Nanbu | |
| Ikkei Tamaki | |
| Kanae Kobayashi |
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| Ganjirō Nakamura II | Nihei |
Genres
ComedyDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 大阪物語 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Daiei Film |
| Release date | 6 marzo 1957 |
| Production | Masaichi Nagata |
| Writer | Kenji Mizoguchi, Yoshikata Yoda |
| Editing | Shigeo Nishida |
| Cinematography | Kōhei Sugiyama |
| Assistant directors | Kōzaburō Yoshimura |
| Lighting | Ken'ichi Okamoto |
| Camera operators | Kōhei Sugiyama |
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| Additional photography | Kōhei Sugiyama |
| Production design | Hiroshi Mizutani, Akira Naitō |
| Art direction | Hiroshi Mizutani, Akira Naitō |
| Set decoration | Akira Naitō, Hiroshi Mizutani |
| Music | Akira Ifukube, Yukio Kaihara |
| Sound | Akira Ifukube, Yukio Kaihara |
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