Crime ·Drama · Japan · 1964 · 1h 49m

The Shape of Night

夜の片鱗

The Shape of Night poster
Director
Noboru Nakamura
Cast
Miyuki Kuwano as Yoshie Nomoto Mikijiro Hira as Eiji Kitami Keisuke Sonoi as Hiroshi Fujii Masuyo Iwamoto as Machiko Kosugi Misako Tominaga as Kimiko Bunta Sugawara as Tamura
Crew
Tōichirō Narushima — Director of Photography Keiichi Uraoka — Editor Masanobu Higurashi — Original Music Composer Toshihide Gondo — Screenplay Kyōko Ōta — Novel Akihiko Shimada — Producer
Synopsis

Yoshie Nogami, a factory worker by day, works as a bar hostess at night. She begins a passionate affair with one of her regulars, but his changing demeanor and constant demands for money lead Yoshie down a dark path.

Trailer The Shape of Night — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
prostitutepimpyakuzatokyo, japanprostitutionabusive relationshiptokyo
Key Collaborators
Noboru Nakamura Director Tōichirō Narushima Director of Photography Keiichi Uraoka Editor Masanobu Higurashi Original Music Composer Toshihide Gondo Screenplay Kyōko Ōta Novel Akihiko Shimada Producer
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