Girls of the Night

Sep 4, 1961

1h 32m

★ 6.5

Overview

In the wake of the 1956 Prostitution Prevention Law, a young woman recently released from one of Japan's new rehabilitation centers struggles to build a new life.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

TOHO

Tokyo Eiga

Girls of the Night Trailers

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Cast

Kuniko

Chisako Hara

Chieko

Akemi Kita

Mrs. Shima

Kyōko Kagawa

Nogami

Chikage Awashima

Tsukasa Hayakawa

Yōsuke Natsuki

Kumeju

Chieko Naniwa

Yoshi Takagi

Chieko Nakakita

Shizuka

Noriko Sengoku

Kitamura

Sadako Sawamura

Mr. Takagi

Kokinji Katsura

Shima

Akihiko Hirata

Kuniko's pimp

Hisaya Ito

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