Physical Beauty

1928 0h 55m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Comedy

Synopsis

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A hen-pecked man works as his artist wife's model and a house-husband. When her patron flirts with her and humiliates him, he decides to get revenge by trying his own hand as a painter. Considered to be a lost film.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tatsuo Saitō
Ichirô Takai
Chōko Iida
Ritsuko, Takai's wife
Kenji Kimura
Denuemon Okura
Kenji Oyama
Tooyama, student
Chishū Ryū
Takeshi Sakamoto
Shinichi Himori
Mitsuko Yoshikawa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yasujirō Ozu
Writers: Akira Fushimi
Languages: No Language, Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 55-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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98 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: No Language, Japanese.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yasujirō Ozu, shot by Hideo Shigehara. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Tatsuo Saitō and Chōko Iida and Kenji Kimura carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0018714 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yasujirō Ozu directs. Hideo Shigehara behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in No Language, Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 55-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
298 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: No Language, Japanese.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Yasujirō Ozu, shot by Hideo Shigehara. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Tatsuo Saitō and Chōko Iida and Kenji Kimura carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0018714 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.