Kenji Mizoguchi & Tatsunosuke Takashima – Ojo Okichi AKA Miss Okichi (1935)

David Bordwell wrote:
A bit like The Downfall of Osen (Orizuru Osen, 1935), this film centers on a woman who’s a cat’s paw for a gang involved in shady dealings. Okichi, played by Yamada Isuzu, is pulling scams for the sake of her lover. But she falls out with the gang and takes pity on one of the young men whom she victimizes.

I can’t comment on the film after only one viewing, and the fact that Mizoguchi is credited after Takashima suggests that he may have had little input. Still, it’s another tale of a woman who sacrifices herself for more or less unworthy men. Miss Okichi also has some typically Mizoguchian scenes that dwell on chiaroscuro melancholy. Much of the film takes place at night, and this strategy reinforces the somber atmosphere. There are some remarkably opaque long shots and one moment that includes Okichi turning toward the camera in a sort of plaintive challenge.

DVD Source: disc
DVD Format: PAL 25 fps
DVD Audio: Mono
Program: Program used to rip the DVD / Unknown
Menus: one
Video: Untouched
Audio: Untouched
DVD extras: none

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Language(s):Japanese
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