Miss Oyu
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is a 1951 black-and-white Japanese film
directed by Kenji Mizoguchi
. It is based on the 1932 novel by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki.
Cinema of Japan
The has a history that spans more than 100 years. Japan has one of the oldest and largest film industries in the world – as of 2009 the fourth largest by number of feature films produced. Movies have been produced in Japan since 1897, when the first foreign cameramen arrived...
directed by Kenji Mizoguchi
Kenji Mizoguchi
Kenji Mizoguchi was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. His film Ugetsu won the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival, and appeared in the Sight & Sound Critics' Top Ten Poll in 1962 and 1972. Mizoguchi is renowned for his mastery of the long take and mise-en-scène...
. It is based on the 1932 novel by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki.
Cast
- Kinuyo TanakaKinuyo Tanakawas a Japanese actress and director.Tanaka was born in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. She became a leading actress at an early age, appearing in Yasujirō Ozu's I Graduated, But... in 1929...
as Oyū Kayukawa - Nobuko OtowaNobuko OtowaNobuko Otowa was a Japanese film actress. She appeared in 134 films between 1950 and 1994. She was married to film director Kaneto Shindō...
as Shizu - Yuji Hori as Shinnosuke Seribashi
- Kiyoko Hirai as Osumi
- Reiko Kongo as Otsugi Kayukawa
- Eijirō Yanagi as Eitaro
- Eitarō ShindōEitaro Shindowas a Japanese film actor. He appeared in 93 films between 1936 and 1966.-Selected filmography:* Miss Oyu * The Crucified Lovers * Sansho the Bailiff...
as Kusaemon - Kanae Kobayashi as Nanny
- Fumihiko Yokoyama as book-keeper 1
- Jun Fujikawa as book-keeper 2
- Soji Shibata as book-keeper 3
- Inosuke Kuhara as boy
- Ayuko Fujishiro as waitress
- Shozo Nanbu as doctor
- Midori Komatsu as hostess
- Sachiko Aima as flower decoration teacher
- Sumao Ishihara as priest