Yes, very. More sad than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

No. Less violent than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Barely. Less frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Miss Oyu end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Miss Oyu easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Miss Oyu

Name: Miss Oyu
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1951
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Kinuyo Tanaka, Nobuko Otowa, Yūji Hori, Kiyoko Hirai, Reiko Kongō

Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi

Produced by Daiei Film

195194 min7.2 / 10

A poignant, deeply melancholic meditation on duty, forbidden love, and the sacrifices demanded by social convention in post-war Japan.

Shinnosuke is introduced to Shizu as a prospective marriage partner, but he falls in love with her widowed sister Oyu. Convention forbids Oyu to marry because she has to raise her son as the head of her husband's family. Oyu convinces Shinnosuke and Shizu to marry so that she can remain close to Shinnosuke.

Clusters

Bittersweet Doomed Romances Forbidden Love Story East Asian History & Culture Sibling Relationships Teen Pregnancy And Sexuality

Genres

Drama Romance

Keywords

Japan Sibling Relationship Death In Childbirth

Questions people ask

Is Miss Oyu sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Is Miss Oyu violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Is Miss Oyu scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Does Miss Oyu end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Miss Oyu easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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