The Lady of Musashino (1951)
- Original title
- 武蔵野夫人
- Directed by
- Kenji Mizoguchi
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 18 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A married woman in post-war Japan becomes entangled in a web of unspoken desires and family obligations. Her quiet life is disrupted when a younger relative returns and stirs up buried feelings.
melancholicslow-burnrestrainedemotionally tensemoodycontemplativevisually polished
What happens
The Lady of Musashino (武蔵野夫人, Musashino fujin) is a 1951 Japanese drama film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. It is based on the novel by Shōhei Ōoka. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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