Scandal (1950)
With Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Yoshiko Yamaguchi, Bokuzen Hidari, Kokuten Kōdō, Masao Shimizu, Noriko Sengoku, Eitarō Ozawa
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
Scandal (Japanese: 醜聞, Hepburn: Sukyandaru; or Shūbun) is a 1950 Japanese drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa and written by Kurosawa and Ryūzō Kikushima, and stars Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, and Yoshiko Yamaguchi. Produced by Shochiku, Scandal tells the story of the painter Aoye and singer Saijo and their efforts to take the editors of a tabloid magazine to court for falsely depicting them as romantically involved. The pair take on the services of the lawyer Hiruta who becomes racked with guilt when he offers a deal to the magazine to throw the case on purpose so that he can afford to take care of his tubercular daughter.
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