The Girl in the Rumor (1935)

A story of two sisters, the older being more traditional, the younger a "moga" ("modern girl"). Their widowed father runs the family sake shop, but is running into financial trouble, causing him to tamper with his stock; Meanwhile, his long-time mistress yearns for something more serious. Amidst this, the older sister is introduced to a well-off suitor: A university boy, much more intrigued by the less traditional little sister. A doddering grandfather, an officious uncle and busybody neighbors also don't make the lives of the hardworking members of the family any easier.

Released

1935-12-22

Genres

Drama

Runtime

54 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Mikio Naruse, Mikio Naruse

TMDB rating

6.2/10 from 9 votes