Women of the Night (1948)

  • NR
  • 05/26/1948 (JP)
  • Drama
  • 1h 14m

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.

Kenji Mizoguchi

Director

Eijirō Hisaita

Novel

Yoshikata Yoda

Screenplay

Cast

Kinuyo Tanaka's headshot

Kinuyo Tanaka

Fusako Owada
Sanae Takasugi's headshot

Sanae Takasugi

Natsuko Kimijima
Kumeko Urabe's headshot

Kumeko Urabe

Brothel Keeper
Tomie Tsunoda's headshot

Tomie Tsunoda

Kumiko Owada
Mitsuo Nagata's headshot

Mitsuo Nagata

Kenzô Kuriyama
Hiroshi Aoyama's headshot

Hiroshi Aoyama

Fusako Maki's headshot

Fusako Maki

Kikue Mōri's headshot

Kikue Mōri

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