Portrait of Madame Yuki (1950)

Original title

雪夫人絵図

Directed by

Kenji Mizoguchi

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 28m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 28 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman from a former aristocratic family struggles with her declining social status and a troubled marriage in postwar Japan. The film follows her attempts to maintain dignity and find happiness amidst personal and societal upheaval.

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What happens

Portrait of Madame Yuki (雪夫人絵図, Yuki fujin ezu), also titled A Picture of Madame Yuki, is a 1950 Japanese drama film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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