An Inn at Osaka (1954)

Original title

大阪の宿

Directed by

Heinosuke Gosho

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 02m

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A middle-aged man returns to his hometown of Osaka after years away. The film follows his encounters with old acquaintances and the people at a local inn, showing how life has moved on in ways both hard and quiet.

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What happens

An Inn at Osaka (Japanese: 大阪の宿, Hepburn: Ōsaka no yado) is a 1954 Japanese drama and shōshimin-eiga film directed by Heinosuke Gosho. It is based on the novel of the same name by Takitarō Minakami and was produced by Gosho's own production company Studio Eight. Film historians regard An Inn at Osaka as one of Gosho's major, but also darker works. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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