page_title: Osaka Elegy
hierarchical_section_title: Osaka Elegy
caption_attribution_description: English: 1936 Japanese movie poster for 1936 Japanese movie Osaka Elegy (浪華悲歌 Naniwa erejii) featuring Isuzu Yamada.
context_page_description: Osaka Elegy is a 1936 Japanese film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. Mizoguchi considered the film his first serious effort as a director, and it was also his first commercial and critical success in Japan. Osaka Elegy is often considered a companion piece to Mizoguchi's next film, Sisters of the Gion, which was released the same year and featured much the same cast and crew.
  Although not among Mizoguchi's best-known works, Osaka Elegy continues to be acclaimed by critics.
context_section_description: Osaka Elegy (浪華悲歌, Naniwa erejii) (originally Naniwa Elegy) is a 1936 Japanese film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi.  Mizoguchi considered the film his first serious effort as a director, and it was also his first commercial and critical success in Japan.  Osaka Elegy is often considered a companion piece to Mizoguchi's next film, Sisters of the Gion, which was released the same year and featured much the same cast and crew.
  Although not among Mizoguchi's best-known works, Osaka Elegy continues to be acclaimed by critics.
caption: 1936 Japanese movie poster featuring Isuzu Yamada
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