Women of the Night

May 26, 1948

1h 14m

★ 7.1

Overview

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

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Shochiku

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Cast

Fusako Owada

Kinuyo Tanaka

Natsuko Kimijima

Sanae Takasugi

Kumiko Owada

Tomie Tsunoda

Kenzô Kuriyama

Mitsuo Nagata

Hospital Director

Kōju Murata

Brothel Keeper

Kumeko Urabe

Second Hand Clothes Shop Proprietres

Kikue Mōri

Koji Owada

Minpei Tomimoto

Tokuko Owada

Umeko Ôbayashi

Kiyoshi Kawakita

Hiroshi Aoyama

Pureblood Society Lady

Fusako Maki

Women's Home Director

Aizo Tamashima

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