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Women of the Night

Women of the Night

★ 7.1/10•1948•1h 14m•Drama

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.

Kenji Mizoguchi · Director

Yoshikata Yoda · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 14m
LanguageJA
Release DateMay 26, 1948

Actors

Kinuyo Tanaka

Kinuyo Tanaka

Fusako Owada

Sanae Takasugi

Sanae Takasugi

Natsuko Kimijima

Tomie Tsunoda

Kumiko Owada

Mitsuo Nagata

Kenzô Kuriyama

Kōju Murata

Kōju Murata

Hospital Director

Kumeko Urabe

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

Fusako Maki

Pureblood Society Lady

Aizo Tamashima

Women's Home Director

Kenzō Tanaka

Shuichi Hirata

Kanichi Kato

Detective A

Hideo Kato

Detective B

Kazuko Okada

Apartment Lady

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