Women of the Night
1948•1h 14m•7.1•Released
Drama
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
Languages
Japanese
Studio
Shochiku
Cast
Kinuyo Tanaka
Fusako Owada
Sanae Takasugi
Natsuko Kimijima
Tomie Tsunoda
Kumiko Owada
Mitsuo Nagata
Kenzô Kuriyama
Kōju Murata
Hospital Director
Kumeko Urabe
Brothel Keeper
Kikue Mōri
Second Hand Clothes Shop Proprietres
Minpei Tomimoto
Koji Owada
Umeko Ôbayashi
Tokuko Owada
Hiroshi Aoyama
Kiyoshi Kawakita
Fusako Maki
Pureblood Society Lady
Aizo Tamashima
Women's Home Director
Kenzō Tanaka
Shuichi Hirata
Kanichi Kato
Detective A
Hideo Kato
Detective B
Production
Company
Shochiku
Producer
Hisao Itoya
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