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Life Of Oharu (1952) -- (Movie Clip) Karmic Retribution Finishing director Kenji Mikzoguchi's understated opening, introducing his title character, Kinuyo Tanaka, playing a 17th century Japanese courtesan, in the first of three famous films they made together, Life Of Oharu,1952.

Life Of Oharu (1952) -- (Movie Clip) I'm Not A Prostitute! In flashback, Kinuyo Tanaka, the title character, during her time as a courtesan to the Japanese imperial court, gets busted with her lower class lover Inosuke (Toshiro Mifune), then with her parents (Tsuke Matsuura, Ichiro Sugai) being banished, in Kenji Mizoguchi's Life Of Oharu,1952.

Ugetsu Monogatari (1953) -- (Movie Clip) Nothing But Pots Potter Genjuro (Masayuki Mori) risks his life, running to the village to check his kiln before the soldiers have left, and gets lucky, in Kenji Mizoguchi's Ugetsu Monogatari, 1953.

Ugetsu Monogatari (1953) -- (Movie Clip) Lady Wakasa Humble potter Genjuro (Masayuki Mori) is received in the home of the diabolical Lady Wakasa (Machiko Kyo) in a famous scene from Kenji Mizoguchi's Ugetsu Monogatari, 1953.

Ugetsu Monogatari (1953) -- (Movie Clip) Opening, A New Re-Fashioning Opening sequence from Kenji Mizoguchi's landmark Ugetsu Monogatari, 1953, from stories by Akinari Ueda, starring Masayuki Mori, Kasae Ozawa and Machiko Kyo.

Ugetsu Monogatari (1953) -- (Movie Clip) Ghost Of The Lake Genjuro (Masayuki Mori), Tobei (Kasae Ozawa) and their wives meet a dying traveler in the famous boat sequence from Kenji Mizoguchi's Ugetsu Monogatari, 1953.

Ugetsu Monogatari (1953) -- (Movie Clip) Big Future Potter Genjuro (Masayuki Mori), wife Miyagi (Kinuyo Tanaka), malcontent Tobei (Kasae Ozawa) and his wife Ohama (Mitsuko Mito) are introduced in the first scene from Kenji Mizoguchi's Ugetsu Monogatari, 1953.

Story Of The Last Chrysanthemums, The -- (Movie Clip) Not A Servant's Job Kisho Hanayagi, playing the adoptive mother of rising Kabuki actor Kikunosuke, scolds Otoku (Kakuko Mori), wet-nurse for his baby brother, for taking an interest in his career, launching a central conflict, in Kenzo Mizoguchi's The Story Of The Last Chrysanthemums, 1939.

Story Of The Last Chrysanthemums, The -- (Movie Clip) Not Dead Yet Offering not much context, director Kenji Mizoguchi brings his lead actor (Shotaro Hanayagi) into a Kabuki theater performance in late 19th century Tokyo, in which his father (Gonjuro Kawarazaki) plays the lead, opening the long-lost and highly acclaimed The Story Of The Last Chrysanthemums, 1939.

Story Of The Last Chrysanthemums, The -- (Movie Clip) With My Own Eyes After relatively routine opening scenes, director Kenji Mizoguchi departs from convention, introducing Otoku (Kakuko Mori) nurse maid to the baby step-brother of Kikunosuke (Shotaro Hanayagi), the adopted son and protege of a leading Kaubki actor, and their complex relationship, all in one shot, in The Story Of The Last Chrysanthemums, 1939.

Life Of Oharu (1952) -- (Movie Clip) She Looks Promising Already into an extended and uncharacteristic comic sequence from director Kenji Mizoguchi, minions of a nobleman describe then search for a particular girl to suit the taste of their master, not yet finding leading lady Kinuyo Tanaka, in Life Of Oharu,1952.

Sansho The Bailiff (1954) -- (Movie Clip) Family Treasure The father (Masao Chimizu) defying the warlords, losing his job as a governor, his wife (Kinuyo Tanaka) and son (Masahiko Kato) learning the consequences, in 11th century Japan, early in Kenji Mizoguchi's Sansho The Bailiff 1954.

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