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The Lady of Musashino (武蔵野夫人, Musashino fujin) is a 1951 Japanese drama film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. It is based on the novel by Shōhei Ōoka.
Set in post-war Japan, The Lady of Musashino tells the story of Michiko, a disillusioned young woman trapped in a loveless marriage. She confides in her younger cousin, Tsutomo, and the two become close, but decide not to consummate their affair.
- Kenji Mizoguchi
- 1
- Kinuyo Tanaka
Set in post-war Japan, The Lady of Musashino tells the story of Michiko, a disillusioned young woman trapped in a loveless marriage. She confides in her younger cousin, Tsutomo, and the two become close, but decide not to consummate their affair.
Set in post-war Japan, The Lady of Musashino tells the story of Michiko, a disillusioned young woman trapped in a loveless marriage. She confides in her younger cousin, Tsutomo, and the two become close, but decide not to consummate their affair.
- Kenji Mizoguchi
- 1
- Kinuyo Tanaka
The wife (Kinuyo Tanaka) of a notorious philanderer courts trouble of her own by falling in love with her cousin.
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- Anton Bitel
- Drama, Romance
- Kenji Mizoguchi
Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. Set in post-war Japan, The Lady of Musashino tells the story of Michiko, a disillusioned young woman trapped in a loveless marriage. She confides in her younger cousin, Tsutomo, and the two become close, but decide not to consummate their affair.
The Lady of Musashino (Musashino Fujin, 1951), writer-director Kenju Mizoguchi’s morality tale set in contemporary post-war Japan, again takes up the theme of disadva ntaged women in a male-dominated society.