The Lady of Musashino (1951)
In post-war Japan, Michiko, a disillusioned young woman trapped in a loveless marriage, confides in her younger cousin, Tsutomo, and the two become close, but decide not to consummate their affair. He instead becomes involved with the flirtatious Tomiko, who is also conducting an affair with Michiko's husband. When Michiko finds that her husband has abandoned her, she decides to take her fate into her own hands.
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
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Kinuyo Tanaka as Michiko Akiyama |
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Yukiko Todoroki as Tomiko Ono |
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Masayuki Mori as Tadao Akiyama |
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Akihiko Katayama as Tsutomu Miyaji |
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So Yamamura as Eiji Ono |
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Eitarō Shindō as Shinzaburo Miyaji |
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Kiyoko Hirai as Tamiko Miyaji |
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Minako Nakamura as Yukiko Ono |
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Mie Asô as |
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Taizō Fukami as |
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Yaeko Izumo as |
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Ken'o Kawasaki as |
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Mitsuo Matsumoto as |
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Satoru Nishida as Narita |
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Reiko Otani as Takako Sasamoto |
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Eizaburô Sakauchi as |
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Noriko Sengoku as Maid in the Ono house |
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Toyomi Shiozawa as |
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Shirō Tsuchiya as |
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Michiko Tsuyama as Eiko |
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Sanemon Suzuki as |
| Directing | Kenji Mizoguchi | Director |
| Writing | Shohei Ooka | Novel |
| Writing | Yoshikata Yoda | Writer |
| Sound | Shôji Kameyama | Sound |
| Sound | Fumio Hayasaka | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Hideo Koi | Producer |
| Editing | Yoshiharu Bandô | Editor |
| Art | Takashi Matsuyama | Production Design |
| Production | Teruo Maki | Production Manager |
| Directing | Shigeaki Hidaka | Assistant Director |
| Visual Effects | Eiji Tsuburaya | Visual Effects |
| Camera | Masao Tamai | Director of Photography |