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Woman of Tokyo
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Woman of Tokyo

Feb 9, 1933
0h 47m
★ 6.8

Overview

Ryoichi and Chikako, brother and sister, live together. Chikako toils during the day and, at night, prostitutes herself to fund his college tuition.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Shochiku
Shochiku Kinema (Kamata)

Cast

Yoshiko Okada

Chikako

Yoshiko Okada

Ureo Egawa

Ryoichi

Ureo Egawa

Kinuyo Tanaka

Harue

Kinuyo Tanaka

Shin'yō Nara

Kinoshita

Shin'yō Nara

Chishū Ryū

Reporter

Chishū Ryū

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