Physical Beauty
5.2
A hen-pecked man works as his artist wife's model and a house-husband. When her patron flirts with her and humiliates him, he decides to get revenge by trying his own hand as a painter. Considered to be a lost film.
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Cast
12 people
Tatsuo Saitō
Ichirô Takai
Known for
I Was Born, But...
Lord Jim
Chōko Iida
Ritsuko, Takai's wife
Known for
The Only Son
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
Yasujirô Ozu
Akira Fushimi
Kenji Kimura
Denuemon Okura
Also in
I Graduated, But...
Walk Cheerfully
Kenji Oyama
Tooyama, student
Known for
Gamera, the Giant Monster
There Was a Father
Hideo Shigehara
Chishū Ryū
Known for
Tokyo Story
Late Spring
Tatsuo Saito
Ichirô Takai
Takeshi Sakamoto
Known for
A Story of Floating Weeds
I Was Born, But...
Shinichi Himori
Known for
Ikiru
The Only Son
Mitsuko Yoshikawa
Known for
I Was Born, But...
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
Yasujirō Ozu Director · Akira Fushimi Writer Hideo Shigehara Cinematographer
First release December 1, 1928 · Produced in Japan · Languages Japanese, No dialogue
Production
Shochiku
Production
Japan
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Original title
肉体美
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese · No dialogue
Release dates
Japan · December 1, 1928
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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