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Women of the Night
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Women of the Night 1948 Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi 夜の女たち

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.

Country Japan
Production Country Japan
Language Japanese
Spoken Language Japanese
Gnere Drama
Production Company Shochiku
Release Date 26 May 1948
74 mins
Cast
Kinuyo Tanaka
Kinuyo Tanaka Fusako Owada
Sanae Takasugi
Sanae Takasugi Natsuko Kimijima
Kumeko Urabe
Kumeko Urabe Brothel Keeper
Tomie Tsunoda
Tomie Tsunoda Kumiko Owada
Mitsuo Nagata
Mitsuo Nagata Kenzô Kuriyama
Hiroshi Aoyama
Hiroshi Aoyama
Fusako Maki
Fusako Maki
Kikue Mōri
Kikue Mōri
Sadako Sawamura
Sadako Sawamura
Ken Tanaka
Ken Tanaka
Minpei Tomimoto
Minpei Tomimoto
Kumeko Urabe
Kumeko Urabe Brothel-keeper
Crew
Director
Kenji Mizoguchi
Kenji Mizoguchi
Writer
Yoshikata Yoda
Yoshikata Yoda
Producer
Hisao Itoya
Hisao Itoya
Cinematography
Kōhei Sugiyama
Kōhei Sugiyama
Composer
Hisato Osawa
Hisato Osawa
Editor
Tazuko Sakane
Tazuko Sakane
Production Design
Hiroshi Mizutani
Hiroshi Mizutani
Original Writer
Eijiro Hisaita
Eijiro Hisaita