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WHAT DID THE LADY FORGET?

Japan, 1937
Directed by Yasujirō Ozu
With Sumiko Kurishima, Tatsuo Saitô, Michiko Kuwano
Approx. 71 min. 35mm.
In Japanese with English subtitles


Doctor Tatsuo Saitô’s plans for a getaway from pushy wife are complicated by super-modern niece’s visit. Ozu’s first hilarious film on upper classes, with Tokkan Kozō tour-de-force.

Reviews

“A bright and mordant comedy”
– Donald Richie

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