Drama · Japan · 1933 · 47m

Woman of Tokyo

東京の女

Woman of Tokyo poster
Director
Yasujirō Ozu
Cast
Yoshiko Okada as Chikako Ureo Egawa as Ryoichi Kinuyo Tanaka as Harue Shin'yō Nara as Kinoshita Chishū Ryū as Reporter
Crew
Hideo Shigehara — Director of Photography Kazuo Ishikawa — Editor Kōgo Noda — Writer Tadao Ikeda — Writer Yasujirō Ozu — Story Kô Saitô — Costume Design
Synopsis

Ryoichi and Chikako, brother and sister, live together. Chikako toils during the day and, at night, prostitutes herself to fund his college tuition.

Mood & Themes
prostitutionparent
Key Collaborators
Yasujirō Ozu Director Hideo Shigehara Director of Photography Kazuo Ishikawa Editor Kōgo Noda Writer Tadao Ikeda Writer Yasujirō Ozu Story Kô Saitô Costume Design
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