The Downfall of Osen

The Downfall of Osen

87 mins | Drama | Jan. 20, 1935

In Tokyo, Osen is the servant girl of an unscrupulous antiques dealer, Kumazawa, who takes in the penniless Sokichi Hata. Kumazawa mistreats Sokichi and Osen, while swindling some Buddhist monks out of their temple treasures. When Kumazawa is arrested, Osen agrees to help Sokichi finance his dream of going to medical school. They live in a humble room, and eventually the only way Osen can find enough money for them is to prostitute herself during the day, without Sokichi knowing. (Will Gilbert)

The Downfall of Osen

87 mins | Drama | Jan. 20, 1935

The Downfall of Osen
In Tokyo, Osen is the servant girl of an unscrupulous antiques dealer, Kumazawa, who takes in the penniless Sokichi Hata. Kumazawa mistreats Sokichi and Osen, while swindling some Buddhist monks out of their temple treasures. When Kumazawa is arrested, Osen agrees to help Sokichi finance his dream of going to medical school. They live in a humble room, and eventually the only way Osen can find enough money for them is to prostitute herself during the day, without Sokichi knowing. (Will Gilbert)
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Daiichi Eiga
Original title 折鶴お千
Directors Tadashi Ichiji, Terakado Seikichi, Kôichi Takagi, Kenji Mizoguchi
Writers Tatsunosuke Takashima

Cast

Isuzu Yamada

as Osen

Daijirō Natsukawa

as Sokichi Hata

Arata Shibata

as Kumazawa

Eiji Nakano

as Professor

Genichi Fuji

as Matsuda

Mitsuru Tojo

as Amadani

Junichi Kitamura

as Sakazuki no Heishiro

Shizuko Takizawa

as Osode

Sue Ito

as Sokichi's grandmother

Suisei Matsui

as Narrator