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WOMAN OF TOKYO
♪ Live piano accompaniment by Steve Sterner
Japan, 1933
Directed by Yasujirō Ozu
With Yoshiko Okada, Ureo Egawa, Kinuyo Tanaka
Approx. 47 min. 35mm.
Darkly tragic story of a student who finds out his sister has descended to prostitution to pay for their support.
Reviews
“Ozu never made another film like this one”
– J. Hoberman
“A romantic melodrama perfectly put together”
– Donald Richie