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19481h 14mJapanese

Women of the Night

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In early post-war Osaka, three women—war widow Fusako, her Korean expat sister Natsuko, and Kumiko, Fusako's sister-in-law—descend into prostitution, all for their individual reasons.

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DirectorKenji Mizoguchi

Keywords

osaka, japanprostitutionexpatriatepost war japan

Cast

Kinuyo Tanaka as Fusako Owada

Kinuyo Tanaka

Fusako Owada

Sanae Takasugi as Natsuko Kimijima

Sanae Takasugi

Natsuko Kimijima

Tomie Tsunoda as Kumiko Owada

Tomie Tsunoda

Kumiko Owada

Mitsuo Nagata as Kenzô Kuriyama

Mitsuo Nagata

Kenzô Kuriyama

Kōju Murata as Hospital Director

Kōju Murata

Hospital Director

Kumeko Urabe as Brothel Keeper

Kumeko Urabe

Brothel Keeper

Kikue Mōri as Second Hand Clothes Shop Proprietres

Kikue Mōri

Second Hand Clothes Shop Proprietres

Minpei Tomimoto as Koji Owada

Minpei Tomimoto

Koji Owada

Umeko Ôbayashi as Tokuko Owada

Umeko Ôbayashi

Tokuko Owada

Hiroshi Aoyama as Kiyoshi Kawakita

Hiroshi Aoyama

Kiyoshi Kawakita