Women of the Night (1948)
夜の女たち
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.
- Date of release
- 1948-05-26
- TMDB
- 7.1 / 10 (32)
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Kenji Mizoguchi
Casting
- 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
Interesting facts
Women of the Night is a 1948 Japanese drama film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi starring Kinuyo Tanaka.
Production
Censor Harry Slott of the Civil Information and Education Section (CIE) Motion Picture Office endorsed the film's subject of women who resort to prostitution, and several health and welfare organisations announced their support for the production. Women of the Night was filmed on location in Osaka, including a scene in a hospital ward for prostitutes.
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