Women of the Night

Name: Women of the Night
Genre: Drama
Released: 1948
Duration: 74 min
Rating: 7.141

1948 · 74 min

Drama

★ 7.1

Criterion

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.

Crew

Director Kenji Mizoguchi
Screenplay Yoshikata Yoda
Director of Photography Kōhei Sugiyama

Cast

Kinuyo Tanaka
Fusako Owada
Sanae Takasugi
Natsuko Kimijima
T
Tomie Tsunoda
Kumiko Owada
M
Mitsuo Nagata
Kenzô Kuriyama
Kōju Murata
Hospital Director
Kumeko Urabe
Brothel Keeper
K
Kikue Mōri
Second Hand Clothes Shop Proprietres
M
Minpei Tomimoto
Koji Owada
U
Umeko Ôbayashi
Tokuko Owada
H
Hiroshi Aoyama
Kiyoshi Kawakita
Fusako Maki
Pureblood Society Lady
A
Aizo Tamashima
Women's Home Director

Crew

Director — Kenji Mizoguchi
Screenplay — Yoshikata Yoda
Director of Photography — Kōhei Sugiyama

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