Japan Synopsis
淑女は何を忘れたか
A professor, Komiya, and his bossy wife, Tokio, 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.
The 1936–1938 Japan Window
5 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. What Did the Lady Forget? sits at position #5.
#1Humanity and Paper Balloons
★ 7.9 · 1937
#2The Only Son
★ 7.5 · 1936
#3Sisters of the Gion
★ 7.2 · 1936
#4The Masseurs and a Woman
★ 6.8 · 1938
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#5What Did the Lady Forget?
★ 6.8 · 1937
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The 1930s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1930s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when What Did the Lady Forget? premiered. 22 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,602 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (43rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,148 of 1,933 (top 59%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Shochiku |
| Runtime | 1h 11m |
| Release Date | March 3, 1937 |
| IMDb | tt0029557 |