Osaka Elegy
May 28 1936
•1h 11m
•Drama
Ayako becomes the mistress of her boss so she can pay her father's debt and prevent him from going to prison for embezzlement.
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Isuzu Yamada
Ayako Murai
Chiyoko Ôkura
Sachiko Murai
Shinpachirō Asaka
Hiroshi Murai
Benkei Shiganoya
Sonosuke Asai
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