Miss Oyu
1951 · Movie · 94 min · ★ 7.2 · 78% critics
A man agrees to an arranged marriage, but his heart belongs to his intended bride’s widowed sister. Bound by family duty and social rules, the three enter a painful, self-sacrificing relationship shaped by longing, jealousy, and the fear of scandal.
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Details
- Original title
- お遊さま
- Years
- 1951
- Release date
- 1951-06-22
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 78/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (59 votes)
About
You may like this if you’re drawn to tragic, restrained romantic dramas about duty and sacrifice, especially if Sisters of the Gion or A Story from Chikamatsu appeal to you; Not for you if you dislike slow, sorrowful love triangles.
Pros: moving emotional tension; rich atmosphere; strong performances | Cons: very sentimental at times; passive characters; heavy melodrama
Themes
- japan
- sibling relationship
- death in childbirth
Cast & crew
Kinuyo Tanaka
as Oyû Kayukawa
Nobuko Otowa
as Shizu
Yūji Hori
as Shinnosuke Seribashi
Kiyoko Hirai
as Osumi
- RK
Reiko Kongō
as Otsugi Kayukawa
Eijirō Yanagi
as Eitaro
Eitarō Shindō
as Kusaemon
Kanae Kobayashi
as Nanny
- FY
Fumihiko Yokoyama
as Book-keeper
Jun Fujikawa
as Book-keeper
Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi