On special today for 20% off: Order the CLV for $39.96 Japan 1936 bw 71 min. Director: Kenji Mizoguchi CLV: $49.95 - available            1 disc, catalog # CC1373L VHS: available from Home Vision Cinema Ayako, a young switchboard operator, tries to build a happy life with her office clerk boyfriend. But their relationship is strained when Ayako's alcoholic father and unemployed brother expect financial support. Rejected by her lover, Ayako becomes a prostitute to make ends meet. This acclaimed 1936 film by Kenji Mozoguchi (Ugestu) offers a bitter indictment of the abuse and double standards which Japanese tradition and social mores place on women. In Depth | Index of Films Buy CLV | View Items | Checkout Ordering Information | Criterion | Home Vision