Mr. Shosuke Ohara
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62% Critic Match

Mr. Shosuke Ohara

6.2 / 10 1949 1h 37mNR Japanese
ComedyDrama

Storyline

Saheita, the final heir of a once rich and respectable family, can't refuse the many villagers that come to him for favours and money, even though he is on the brink of bankruptcy. Around town he is better known by his nickname Mr. Shosuke Ohara.

Cast & Crew

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Saheita Sugimoto aka Shôsuke Ohara

Lead
Akiko Kazami

Akiko Kazami

Onobu

RM

Reiko Miyagawa

Oritsu

Nijiko Kiyokawa

Nijiko Kiyokawa

Margaret Nakata

Chōko Iida

Chōko Iida

Oseki, old maid

Haruo Tanaka

Haruo Tanaka

Seizô Kon'no

Sōji Kiyokawa

Sōji Kiyokawa

Kaikû Tsukioka, high priest

Yōnosuke Toba

Yōnosuke Toba

Koroku

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Hiroshi Shimizu's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Mr. Shosuke Ohara is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker