Miss Oyu (1951)

Original title

お遊さま

Directed by

Kenji Mizoguchi

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

U

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 59 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman named Oyu becomes the object of affection for a man named Shinnosuke. Her sister also becomes involved in their relationship, creating a complicated emotional triangle. The film explores the quiet tensions and social constraints that shape their bonds.

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What happens

Miss Oyu (お遊さま, Oyū-sama) is a 1951 black-and-white Japanese drama film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. It is based on the 1932 novella The Reed Cutter (Ashikari) by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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