Characters & Themes
Physical Beauty (1928) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1928 · 55 mins · Japanese
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- Directed by
- Yasujirô Ozu
- Starring
- Chishû Ryû, Shin'ichi Himori, Kenji Kimura, Mitsuko Yoshikawa, Takeshi Sakamoto, Tatsuo Saitō
A meek husband serves as both househusband and living model for his artist wife. When her wealthy patron starts flirting with her and openly humiliates him, he decides to strike back by picking up the brush himself and trying to become a painter. The film is now regarded as lost.
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