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 |
| Writing | Tatsunosuke Takashima | Writer |
| Writing | Tatsunosuke Takashima | Story |
| Production | Masaichi Nagata | Producer |
| Camera | Shigeto Miki | Director of Photography |
| Art | Yoshiji Oguri | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shigeko Ishii | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ishitaro Takagi | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Tadashi Ichiji | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Kōichi Takagi | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Terakado Seikichi | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Eiichi Mikura | Sound |
| Sound | Junichi Murota | Sound |
| Sound | Tsuneo Sayato | Sound |
