A Woman's Life (1962)
Based on Kaoru Morimoto oft performed 1945 play, a starring vehicle for famed actress Machiko Kyo as Kei an abused orphaned girl that eventually finds sanctuary with a wealthy family that trades goods with China and becomes a successful businesswoman. Masumura dilutes the originally intended pro-Japan propaganda elements for a more anti-war approach.
Director:
Yasuzō Masumura
Writer:
Toshio Yasumi
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Machiko Kyō as Kei Nunobiki |
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Chieko Higashiyama as Shizu Tsutsumi |
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Masaya Takahashi as Shintaro Tsutsumi |
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Jirō Tamiya as Eiji Tsutsumi |
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Yōko Uraji as Souko Tsutsumi |
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Yuko Miki as Fumi Tsutsumi |
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Eitarō Ozawa as Shosuke Tsutsumi |
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Junko Kano as Tomoei Tsutsumi |
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Jun Osanai as Seizo Nomura |
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Kōichi Itō as Inose |
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Jun Hamamura as Miyoshi |
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Fumiko Murata as Okura |
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Takako Ikegami as Nobuko |
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Mitsuko Takesato as Maiden Saki |
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Reiko Hibiki as Maiden Mitsu |
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Tomoko Miura as Maiden Kiyoshi |
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Yūzō Hayakawa as Detective B |
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Kisao Tobita as |
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Yuji Yamanaka as International student grandson |
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Masao Shimizu as Dr. Daisaku Yoshie |
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Manabu Morita as Army Major |
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Yasushi Sugita as Matsunaga |
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Chikara Hashimoto as |
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Rin Sugimori as |
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Gen Harada as |
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Shō Natsuki as Army captain |
| Editing | Tatsuji Nakashizu | Editor |
| Sound | Toshikazu Watanabe | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Osamu Yoneda | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Masaichi Nagata | Producer |
| Art | Shigeo Mano | Art Direction |
| Production | Hiroaki Fujii | Production Coordinator |
| Writing | Toshio Yasumi | Screenplay |
| Directing | Yasuzō Masumura | Director |
| Directing | Shû Sakiyama | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Kaoru Morimoto | Original Concept |
| Sound | Sei Ikeno | Music |
| Lighting | Nagaharu Watanabe | Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Yoshihisa Nakagawa | Director of Photography |
