

What Did the Lady Forget?
淑女は何を忘れたか
Synopsis
A professor, Komiya, and his bossy wife, Tokiko, are to look after Setsuko, their high-spirited niece from Osaka. Despite being a minor, Setsuko is a liberated woman who does whatever she wants, including smoking. She even convinces Koyima to take her to a geisha house. When she gets rather tipsy, the professor calls Okada, one of his students, to take her home. The wife becomes suspicious of Setsuko when she sees Okada bringing her home.
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What Did the Lady Forget? / 淑女は何を忘れたか (1937) (EN/ES/TR)
Type: Clip • Published 2012-07-17
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- Director
- Yasujirō Ozu
- Screenplay & Story
- Akira Fushimi, Yasujirō Ozu
- Original Score
- Senji Ito
- Original Title
- 淑女は何を忘れたか
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 11m
- Production Studios
- Shochiku
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Yasujirō Ozu
Akira Fushimi, Yasujirō Ozu
Senji Ito
Hideo Shigehara, Yûharu Atsuta
Kenkichi Hara
Department Leadership Roster
Akira Fushimi
Writer
Yasujirō Ozu
Director
Yasujirō Ozu
Writer
Kenkichi Hara
Editor
Senji Ito
Original Music Composer
Hideo Shigehara
Director of Photography
Yûharu Atsuta
Director of Photography
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Frequently Asked Questions About What Did the Lady Forget?
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What is What Did the Lady Forget? about?
A professor, Komiya, and his bossy wife, Tokiko, are to look after Setsuko, their high-spirited niece from Osaka. Despite being a minor, Setsuko is a liberated woman who does whatever she wants, including smoking. She even convinces Koyima to take her to a geisha house. When she gets rather tipsy, the professor calls Okada, one of his students, to take her home. The wife becomes suspicious of Setsuko when she sees Okada bringing her home.
Who directed What Did the Lady Forget??
What Did the Lady Forget? was directed by Yasujirō Ozu.
Who stars in What Did the Lady Forget??
The principal cast of What Did the Lady Forget? includes Sumiko Kurishima, Tatsuo Saitō, Michiko Kuwano, Shūji Sano, Takeshi Sakamoto.
When was What Did the Lady Forget? released and how long is it?
What Did the Lady Forget? was released in 1937 with a total runtime of 1h 11m.
Who composed the musical score for What Did the Lady Forget??
The original motion picture soundtrack for What Did the Lady Forget? was composed by Senji Ito.



















