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trolley freak
18Mar12
Mizo considered this to be his first serious effort as a director and it was a big success in his breakthrough year of 1936 when he also directed Sisters Of The Gion. Isuzu Yamada, one of the great female Japanese actors, is excellent in the lead role as the feisty telephone operator who becomes the mistress of her boss in order to help to pay the debts of her father. A very good critique of a patriarchal society....
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Francisco R.
22Dec11
A concise, deftly written drama finding Mizoguchi at the heart of his directorial vision. It blurs the line so well between the actions that define both a woman's nobility and indecency that we're left alone to make our judgements.
David Huxley
8Aug11
I saw this the same day as Ozu's "The Only Son", both released in 1936, and it turned out to be a master class in comparing and contrasting the styles of two of Japan's finest directors. Both had pretty much established their signature styles at this point: Mizoguchi's fluid camera next to Ozu's static one; Ozu's focus on contemporary Japanese family life and Mizguchi's on the status of women throughout history.
