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A Primer on Marriage

January 5, 1930

71 minutes

Yasujirō Ozu

Comedy

Overview

Bored in his marriage, a dentist flirts with a young woman on a train. However he soon finds himself embroiled in a series of misunderstandings with his wife, the young woman and her husband. Considered to be a lost film.

Movie Details

Release Date

January 5, 1930

Runtime

71 minutes

Director

Yasujirō Ozu

Production Companies

Shochiku

Cast

Tatsuo Saitō

Mitsuo Kitamiya

Sumiko Kurishima

Toshiko, his wife

Shin'yō Nara

His brother

Minoru Takada

Shinichirô Takebayashi

Mitsuko Yoshikawa

Bar's girl

Fumiko Okamura

Sister-in-law

Shizue Tatsuta

Mineko