A Woman's Skin (1957)

女の肌

Set in the midst of the Satsuma Rebellion, this story depicts the sadness of a woman’s heart. Though she hates the Imperial Army captain who violated her, she cannot bring herself to hate him completely.

Date of release

1957-04-23

Runtime

1h 16m

Director

Kōji Shima

Casting

• Machiko Kyō
• Chikage Awashima
• Jun Negami
• Yoshirō Kitahara
• Mantarō Ushio
• Jōji Tsurumi
• Junko Koizumi
• Kazuko Ichikawa
• Hiroko Machida
• Kanji Kawara
• Harue Sakakura
• Osamu Maruyama

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