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Wife Be Like a Rose (1935)
- Director
- NARUSE Mikio
- Cast
- CHIBA Sachiko, MARUYAMA Sadao, HANABUSA Yuriko
A film adaptation of the play Futari tsuma ("Two Wives"), written by NAKANO Minoru. When Kimiko pays her estranged father a visit ahead of her upcoming marriage, she ends up discovering the truth behind the remittances being sent to her mother every ...
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Dragnet Girl (1933)
- Director
- OZU Yasujiro
- Cast
- OKA Joji, TANAKA Kinuyo, MIZUKUBO Sumiko
When small-time gangster Joji falls for Kazuko, Joji's mistress Tokiko decides to scare her rival away, only to end up falling for her innocent charms herself. Inspired by Kazuko's example to turn over a new leaf, Tokiko convinces Joji to do the same...
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The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)
- Director
- MIZOGUCHI Kenji
- Cast
- HANAYANAGI Shotaro, MORI Kakuko, TAKADA Kokichi
An unparalleled masterwork from Mizoguchi's pre-war period. Kikunosuke, the adopted son of a famous kabuki performer, conceitedly believes he has little left to learn – until Otoku, the wet nurse of his infant brother, devotedly helps him to change h...
