Japan Synopsis
お遊さま
Shinnosuke is introduced to Shizu as a prospective marriage partner, but he falls in love with her widowed sister Oyu. Convention forbids Oyu to marry because she has to raise her son as the head of her husband's family. Oyu convinces Shinnosuke and Shizu to marry so that she can remain close to Shinnosuke.
Other Titles From Daiei Film
Drama + Romance in Japan
270 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Miss Oyu itself).
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Miss Oyu. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 1950–1952 Japan Window
Miss Oyu holds position #4 of 13 Japan films in the 1950–1952 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1950s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1950s in Japan, 76 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Miss Oyu premiered alongside 3 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 3 other Japan films in 1951.
The 54th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
51 audience reviews — more than 64% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (64th percentile) outruns trending popularity (28th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,780 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (61st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #774 of 1,933 (top 40%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Daiei Film |
| Runtime | 1h 34m |
| Release Date | June 22, 1951 |
| IMDb | tt0043892 |