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

Eijiro Hisaita

Novel

Yoshikata Yoda

Screenplay

Cast

Kinuyo Tanaka's headshot

Kinuyo Tanaka

Fusako Owada
Sanae Takasugi's headshot

Sanae Takasugi

Natsuko Kimijima
Tomie Tsunoda's headshot

Tomie Tsunoda

Kumiko Owada
Mitsuo Nagata's headshot

Mitsuo Nagata

Kenzô Kuriyama
Kōju Murata's headshot

Kōju Murata

Hospital Director
Kumeko Urabe's headshot

Kumeko Urabe

Brothel Keeper
Kikue Mōri's headshot

Kikue Mōri

Second Hand Clothes Shop Proprietres
Minpei Tomimoto's headshot

Minpei Tomimoto

Koji Owada

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