Drama · Japan · 1948 · 1h 14m

Women of the Night

夜の女たち

Women of the Night poster
Director
Kenji Mizoguchi
Cast
Kinuyo Tanaka as Fusako Owada Sanae Takasugi as Natsuko Kimijima Tomie Tsunoda as Kumiko Owada Mitsuo Nagata as Kenzô Kuriyama Kōju Murata as Hospital Director Kumeko Urabe as Brothel Keeper
Crew
Kōhei Sugiyama — Director of Photography Tazuko Sakane — Editor Hisato Osawa — Original Music Composer Yoshikata Yoda — Screenplay Eijiro Hisaita — Novel Hisao Itoya — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
osaka, japanprostitutionexpatriatepost war japan
Key Collaborators
Kenji Mizoguchi Director Kōhei Sugiyama Director of Photography Tazuko Sakane Editor Hisato Osawa Original Music Composer Yoshikata Yoda Screenplay Eijiro Hisaita Novel Hisao Itoya Producer Hiroshi Mizutani Production Design
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