Women of the Night (1948)
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
Writer:
Yoshikata Yoda
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Kinuyo Tanaka as Fusako Owada |
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Sanae Takasugi as Natsuko Kimijima |
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Tomie Tsunoda as Kumiko Owada |
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Mitsuo Nagata as Kenzô Kuriyama |
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Kōju Murata as Hospital Director |
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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 |
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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 |
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Kazuko Aoyama as Yokko, bad girl |
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Kazuko Futaba as Tomi, bad girl |
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Miyoko Nakajima as Oharu, bad girl |
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Misuzu Komatsu as Mitchie, bad girl |
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Shizue Hikari as Hideko, bad girl |
| Directing | Kenji Mizoguchi | Director |
| Writing | Eijiro Hisaita | Novel |
| Production | Hisao Itoya | Producer |
| Sound | Hisato Osawa | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Kōhei Sugiyama | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Tazuko Sakane | Editor |
| Art | Hiroshi Mizutani | Production Design |
| Writing | Yoshikata Yoda | Screenplay |
