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Wikipedia article




{{Infobox film

| name = Miss Oyu

| image = Oyu-sama poster.jpg

| caption = Japanese movie poster

| director = Kenji Mizoguchi

| based_on = 'The Reed Cutter' by Jun'ichir Tanizaki

| producer = Masaichi Nagata

| screenplay = Yoshikata Yoda

| starring =

| music = Fumio Hayasaka

| cinematography = Kazuo Miyagawa

| editing = Mizuzo Miyada

| studio = Daiei

| distributor = Daiei

| released =

| runtime = 95 minutes

| country = Japan

| language = Japanese

}}

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'ichir Tanizaki.

Plot



In 19th century Japan, Shinnosuke is paid a visit by Shizu and her sister Oy to see if Shizu is a fitting marriage prospect for him. Yet, Shinnosuke is more fascinated by the older Oy. Tradition forbids that the widowed Oy marries again, as she has to raise her son and future heir of her deceased husband's family, so Shinnosuke and Shizu marry as a means for him and Oy being as close as possible. When Oy learns that Shizu declined to consummate the marriage as a sign of respect for the older sister and the affection between her and Shinnosuke, Oy scolds her. Also, rumours about the true nature of the relationship between the three have started to spread, so Oy insists on a geographical distance. Later, Oy's son dies, and she has to leave her husband's family, while Shizu dies shortly after giving birth to her and Shinnosuke's child. Shinnosuke, whose family has lost its fortune, leaves his child at the house of the remarried Oy, asking her in a letter to raise it as her own.

Cast



* Kinuyo Tanaka as Oy Kayukawa

* Nobuko Otowa as Shizu

* Yji Hori as Shinnosuke Seribashi

* Kiyoko Hirai as Osumi

* Reiko Kongo as Otsugi Kayukawa

* Eijir Yanagi as Eitaro

* Eitar Shind 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

References




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