# Scandal (1950)

> A chance photograph propels a painter and a famous singer into a libel battle that tests a dubious lawyer's conscience against the machinery of tabloid publicity.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/20530

## Facts

- Runtime: 104 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Akira Kurosawa
- Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Yoshiko Yamaguchi, Yōko Katsuragi, Noriko Sengoku, Eitarō Ozawa, Takashi Shimura, Shinichi Himori, Kōji Mitsui
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042958/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: earnest, morally charged, compassionate, classic cinema night, japanese film retrospective

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