What Did the Lady Forget? (1937)

Original title

淑女は何を忘れたか

Directed by

Yasujirō Ozu

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 11m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 36 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Tokyo professor enjoys a comfortable life with his strict wife and his free-spirited niece. The niece visits and challenges the household's usual routines. Tensions rise as the professor tries to keep the peace.

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What happens

What Did the Lady Forget? (淑女は何を忘れたか, Shukujo wa nani wo wasureta ka) is a 1937 Japanese comedy-drama film directed by Yasujirō Ozu. In 2009 the film was ranked at No. 59 on the list of the Greatest Japanese Films of All Time by Japanese film magazine Kinema Junpo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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