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Women of the Night

Women of the Night

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.

Director:
Kenji Mizoguchi
Studio:
Shochiku
Written by:
Eijiro Hisaita Yoshikata Yoda
Original Language:
Japanese

Starring:

Kinuyo Tanaka
Kinuyo Tanaka
as Fusako Owada
Sanae Takasugi
Sanae Takasugi
as Natsuko Kimijima
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Tomie Tsunoda
as Kumiko Owada
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Mitsuo Nagata
as Kenzô Kuriyama
Kōju Murata
Kōju Murata
as Hospital Director
Kumeko Urabe
Kumeko Urabe
as Brothel Keeper
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Kikue Mōri
as Second Hand Clothes Shop Proprietres
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Minpei Tomimoto
as Koji Owada
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Umeko Ôbayashi
as Tokuko Owada
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Hiroshi Aoyama
as Kiyoshi Kawakita
Fusako Maki
Fusako Maki
as Pureblood Society Lady
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Aizo Tamashima
as Women's Home Director
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Kenzō Tanaka
as Shuichi Hirata
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Kanichi Kato
as Detective A
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Hideo Kato
as Detective B
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Kazuko Okada
as Apartment Lady
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Hisami Nishikawa
as Yasuko, street prostitute
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Kimie Hayashi
as Kazuko, street prostitute
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Mitsue Takigawa
as Takeko, street prostitute
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Kuniko Aoi
as Tsugiko, street prostitute
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Eiko Taki
as Tomie, street prostitute
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Miyoko Shino
as Fukuko, street prostitute
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Atsuko Okawa
as Tokiko, street prostitute
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Junko Hara
as Toshimi, street prostitute
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Kiyo Murakami
as Shizue, street prostitute
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Yoshiko Miyake
as Toshiko, street prostitute
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Michiko Murata
as Midori, street prostitute
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Hisako Araki
as Akemi, street prostitute
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Yoshie Sekiya
as Shigeko, street prostitute
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Katsuko Shiori
as Tokie, street prostitute