The Downfall of Osen (1935)
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)
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
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Isuzu Yamada as Osen |
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Daijiro Natsukawa as Sokichi Hata |
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Mitsusaburō Ramon as Ukiki |
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Arata Shibata as Kumazawa |
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Eiji Nakano as Professor |
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Genichi Fuji as Matsuda |
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Mitsuru Tojo as Amadani |
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Junichi Kitamura as Sakazuki no Heishiro |
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Shizuko Takizawa as Osode |
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Sue Ito as Sokichi's grandmother |
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Suisei Matsui as Narrator |
| Directing | Kenji Mizoguchi | Director |
| Production | Masaichi Nagata | Producer |
| Art | Yoshiji Oguri | Art Direction |
| Sound | Eiichi Mikura | Sound |
| Camera | Shigeto Miki | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Kōichi Takagi | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Tatsunosuke Takashima | Writer |
| Directing | Tadashi Ichiji | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shigeko Ishii | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Tsuneo Sayato | Sound |
| Directing | Terakado Seikichi | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Tatsunosuke Takashima | Story |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ishitaro Takagi | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Junichi Murota | Sound |
