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An Inn at Osaka

Original title: Ôsaka no yado
  • 19541954
  • 2h 2m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
260
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POPULARITY
264,797
112,550
Shûji Sano in An Inn at Osaka (1954)
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An Inn at Osaka, rarely seen outside Japan, follows the story of an insurance company executive from Tokyo, Mr. Mito, who is demoted to the Osaka office. He takes a room at a small inn and t... Read allAn Inn at Osaka, rarely seen outside Japan, follows the story of an insurance company executive from Tokyo, Mr. Mito, who is demoted to the Osaka office. He takes a room at a small inn and tries to rebuild his life.An Inn at Osaka, rarely seen outside Japan, follows the story of an insurance company executive from Tokyo, Mr. Mito, who is demoted to the Osaka office. He takes a room at a small inn and tries to rebuild his life.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
260
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
264,797
112,550
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Heinosuke Gosho
    • Writers
      • Heinosuke Gosho
      • Takitarô Minakami(novel)
      • Toshio Yasumi
    • Stars
      • Shûji Sano
      • Nobuko Otowa
      • Mitsuko Mito
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Heinosuke Gosho
    • Writers
      • Heinosuke Gosho
      • Takitarô Minakami(novel)
      • Toshio Yasumi
    • Stars
      • Shûji Sano
      • Nobuko Otowa
      • Mitsuko Mito
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    • 3User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Mitsuko Mito and Shûji Sano in An Inn at Osaka (1954)
    Nobuko Otowa and Shûji Sano in An Inn at Osaka (1954)
    Nobuko Otowa and Shûji Sano in An Inn at Osaka (1954)
    Hiroko Kawasaki, Mitsuko Mito, and Shûji Sano in An Inn at Osaka (1954)
    Hiroko Kawasaki, Nobuko Otowa, and Toshio Hosokawa in An Inn at Osaka (1954)
    Mitsuko Mito and Nobuko Otowa in An Inn at Osaka (1954)
    An Inn at Osaka (1954)

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    Shûji Sano
    Shûji Sano
    • Mita
    Nobuko Otowa
    Nobuko Otowa
    • Uwabami
    Mitsuko Mito
    Mitsuko Mito
    • Orika
    Hiroko Kawasaki
    • Otsugi
    Sachiko Hidari
    Sachiko Hidari
    • Oyone
    Kyôko Anzai
    • Omitsu
    Eiko Miyoshi
    Eiko Miyoshi
    Haruo Tanaka
    Haruo Tanaka
    Toshio Hosokawa
    Toranosuke Ogawa
    Toranosuke Ogawa
    • President
    Jun Tatara
    Kamatari Fujiwara
    Kamatari Fujiwara
    • Ossan
    Hisao Toake
    Hyô Kitazawa
    • Imoto
    Akira Nakamura
    Hiroshi Hayashi
    Zekô Nakamura
    Reiko Miyagawa
    • Director
      • Heinosuke Gosho
    • Writers
      • Heinosuke Gosho
      • Takitarô Minakami(novel)
      • Toshio Yasumi
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    Storyline

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    • Quotes

      Mito: Money... only money. Where did humanity go?

    • Connections
      References City That Never Sleeps (1953)
    • Soundtracks
      Kimi matedomo (aka: I'm waiting for you, but)
      Composed by Tatsuzô Azuma

      Played on an accordion

    User reviews3

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    Top review
    8/10
    A "Lost in Translation" for 50's Japan
    Mr. Mito (Shuji Sano), a Tokyo businessman, is demoted and sent to Osaka. There, he finds lodging in the titular inn, and makes the acquaintance of many of the town's citizens. Notable among them are the maids at the inn, a hard-drinking geisha, and a mysterious woman Mito encounters at the mailbox. In Japan, director Gosho's name is synonymous with melancholy and finding laughter through tears; An Inn at Osaka bears up that reputation. The struggle to stay afloat in life, especially financially, is a running theme of the film, as all of the characters struggle with looming poverty and gnawing loneliness, but it all ends with a kind of quiet triumph.
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    • Aug 14, 2006

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 20, 1954 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Kafana u Osaki
    • Production companies
      • Shintôhô Pictures
      • Studio Eight Pro
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 2 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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