Drama · Japan · 1954 · 1h 24m

The Woman in the Rumor

噂の女

The Woman in the Rumor poster
Director
Kenji Mizoguchi
Cast
Kinuyo Tanaka as Hatsuko Mabuchi Tomiemon Otomo as Kenji Matoba Yoshiko Kuga as Yukiko Mabuchi Bontarō Miake as Kobayashi Chieko Naniwa as Osaki Eitarō Shindō as Yasuichi Harada
Crew
Kazuo Miyagawa — Director of Photography Kanji Sugawara — Editor Toshirō Mayuzumi — Original Music Composer Masashige Narusawa — Screenplay Yoshikata Yoda — Screenplay Hiroshi Mizutani — Production Design
Synopsis

After living a traumatic experience in Tokyo, Yukiko returns to Kyoto, where Hatsuko, her mother, runs a brothel, which upsets Yukiko very much.

Trailer The Woman in the Rumor — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
brothelprostitutionolder woman younger man relationshipkyoto, japanbrothel madammother daughter relationshipsocial prejudicenoh (nō) theater
Key Collaborators
Kenji Mizoguchi Director Kazuo Miyagawa Director of Photography Kanji Sugawara Editor Toshirō Mayuzumi Original Music Composer Masashige Narusawa Screenplay Yoshikata Yoda Screenplay Hiroshi Mizutani Production Design
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