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1950 film by Akira Kurosawa

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Scandal is a 1950 Japanese drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa, who also wrote the screenplay. The movie features Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Yoshiko Yamaguchi, and Bokuzen Hidari in the cast. It was produced and distributed by Shochiku, with Netflix also listed as a distributor. The film is presented in black-and-white and was originally released in Japanese.

The runtime is listed as 104 minutes on TMDb and 105 minutes on IMDb. The story is set during the New Year, Christmas, and holiday season, with keywords including painter, inn, tabloid, low end lawyer, and winter into spring. The composer is Fumio Hayasaka. The film has received review scores of 6.4/10 and 86%, with an IMDb rating of 7.2. It is available via video on demand and through the Criterion Channel.

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Film · TMDB

6.9

A celebrity photograph sparks a court case as a tabloid magazine spins a scandalous yarn over a painter and a famous singer.

Released: 1950-04-26104 minDir: Akira KurosawaDrama

Cast

  • Toshirō Mifune as Ichirô Aoye
  • Yoshiko Yamaguchi as Miyako Saijo
  • Yōko Katsuragi as Masako Hiruta
  • Noriko Sengoku as Sumie
  • Eitarō Ozawa as Hori
  • Takashi Shimura as Attorney Hiruta

Themes

  • painter
  • inn
  • tabloid
  • low end lawyer
  • winter into spring

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Ratings

IMDb

7.2/10

5,259 votes

Year
1950
Runtime
105 min
Genres
Drama

via IMDb

Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
Japan
Original language
Japanese
Screenwriter
Akira Kurosawa
Cast member
Eitarō Ozawa
Production company
Shochiku
Duration
104
FilmAffinity ID
673796
Distribution format
video on demand
Image
Shubun poster.jpg
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publication date
1964-07-17
title
醜聞
distributed by
Netflix
set during recurring event
Christmas and holiday season
assessment
Bechdel test
review score
86%
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