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What Did the Lady Forget?

1937Movie1 h 11 min

66
GoodGoodWatch score

A nostalgic, wholesome drama movie about history and family.

Good for date night · friends night · teens

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Story

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.

Feels like

  • Japanese Classic Film
  • 1930s Japan
  • Screwball Comedy
  • Family Life
  • Social Commentary
  • Liberated Woman
  • Wife
  • Professor
  • Old fashioned

Cast

Crew

Directed by
Yasujirō Ozu
Music by
Senji Ito

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Facts

March 3, 1937 · 1 h 11 min · Drama, Comedy

Released
March 3, 1937
Runtime
1 h 11 min
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Original language
Japanese
Made in
Japan
Available in
4 countries

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Where can I stream What Did the Lady Forget??

In the United States, What Did the Lady Forget? streams on Criterion, and it is free with ads on Fawesome and Tubi TV. It also streams in 2 other countries.

Is What Did the Lady Forget? worth watching?

66
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 66 (IMDb 7).

Will What Did the Lady Forget? make me laugh?

Funny

Yes: the humor is mostly sharp wit (8 of 10) and situational comedy (7 of 10).

Is What Did the Lady Forget? plot-driven or character-driven?

CharactersPlot

Mostly character-driven: it leans on dialogue centrality (9 of 10) and character depth (7 of 10) more than on its plot.

Is What Did the Lady Forget? in English?

Japanese

No, it was made in Japanese.