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Oyuki the virgin (1935)

Oyuki the virgin poster
Original title
マリヤのお雪
Directed by
Kenji Mizoguchi
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 27m
Rated
U
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film follows a Japanese woman who is compelled to entertain a group of travelers during a snowstorm. It is an adaptation of a Maupassant story about a prostitute and her moral choices in a time of war.

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What happens

Oyuki la vierge (マリヤのお雪, Maria no Oyuki) est un film japonais de Kenji Mizoguchi sorti en 1935, adapté de la nouvelle Boule de suif de Guy de Maupassant. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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