Beauty
1946, Japanese. Directed by Kunio Watanabe.
The story is based on the life of a poet who lived in Japan in the Taisho era. When her fiancé is arrested she believes he has suddenly disappeared and that he has abandoned her. She faces a dilemma. Despite her family being of a high class, they do not have money, which means she has to get married to someone who does. This drives her to marriage with an older man whose sole affection is directed at her looks and outside. Then she meets her freed fiancé.
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 16 May 1946
- Original title
- 麗人
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Toshio Yasumi
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How long is Beauty?
Beauty runs 98 minutes (1h 38m).
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Beauty isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 16 May 1946. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Beauty?
Beauty (1946) was directed by Kunio Watanabe and stars Setsuko Hara, Susumu Fujita, Masao Shimizu.