Women of the Night (1948)
Yoru no onnatachi (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 15min
- Drama
- 28 Feb 1979 (USA)
- Movie
- 1 win.
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Cast
| Kinuyo Tanaka | ... |
Fusako Owada
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| Sanae Takasugi | ... |
Natsuko Kimijima
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Tomie Tsunoda | ... |
Kumiko Owada
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Mitsuo Nagata | ... |
Kenzô Kuriyama
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Kôju Murata | ... |
Hospital Director
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| Kumeko Urabe | ... |
Brothel-keeper
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| Kikue Môri | ... |
Second Hand Clothes Shop Proprietres
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Minpei Tomimoto | ... |
Koji Owada
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Umeko Ôbayashi | ... |
Tokuko Owada
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Hiroshi Aoyama | ... |
Kiyoshi Kawakita
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Fusako Maki | ... |
Pureblood Society Lady
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Aizô Tamashima | ... |
Women's Home Director
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Kenzô Tanaka | ... |
Shuichi Hirata
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Kanichi Kato | ... |
Detective A
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Hideo Kato | ... |
Detective B
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Kazuko Okada | ... |
Apartment Lady
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Hisami Nishikawa | ... |
Yasuko, street prostitute
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Kimie Hayashi | ... |
Kazuko, street prostitute
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Mitsue Takigawa | ... |
Takeko, street prostitute
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Kuniko Aoi | ... |
Tsugiko, street prostitute
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Eiko Taki | ... |
Tomie, street prostitute
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Miyoko Shino | ... |
Fukuko, street prostitute
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Atsuko Ôkawa | ... |
Tokiko, street prostitute
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Junko Hara | ... |
Toshimi, street prostitute
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Kiyo Murakami | ... |
Shizue, street prostitute
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Yoshiko Miyake | ... |
Toshiko, street prostitute
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Michiko Murata | ... |
Midori, street prostitute
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Hisako Araki | ... |
Akemi, street prostitute
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Yoshie Sekiya | ... |
Shigeko, street prostitute
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Katsuko Shiori | ... |
Tokie, street prostitute
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Kazuko Aoyama | ... |
Yokko, bad girl
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Kazuko Futaba | ... |
Tomi, bad girl
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Miyoko Nakajima | ... |
Oharu, bad girl
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Misuzu Komatsu | ... |
Mitchie, bad girl
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Shizue Hikari | ... |
Hideko, bad girl
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Directed by
| Kenji Mizoguchi | ||
Written by
| Eijirô Hisaita | ... | (novel "Joseimatsuri") |
| Yoshikata Yoda | ... | (story) |
Produced by
| Hisao Itoya | ... | producer |
Music by
| Hisato Osawa | ||
Cinematography by
| Kôhei Sugiyama | ||
Editing by
| Tazuko Sakane | ... | (as Tatsuko Sakane) |
Production Design by
| Hiroshi Mizutani | ||
Production Companies
Distributors
- Shochiku Films of America (1979) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Eclipse from the Criterion Collection (2008) (United States) (DVD)
- Lume Filmes (2008) (Brazil) (DVD) (subtitles in English & Portuguese)
- Shochiku Home Video (2007) (Japan) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (2008) (United States) (DVD)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In the post-war Japan, Fusako Owada lives in the home of her mother-in-law with her baby that is ill while waits for the return of her husband from the war. When she learns that her husband has died and her baby also dies, she moves to another city with her neighbor Kumiko Owada to work as secretary executive for the opium dealer Kenzô Kuriyama. One day, she stumbles upon her missed sister Natsuko Kimijima that has returned from the Korea on the street and she learns that Natsuko works as a dancer in a night-club. Natsuko moves to Fusako and Kumiko's apartment and soon she has a love affair with Fusako's boss. However Fusako is secretly Kuriyama's mistress and upset, she vanishes. One day, a client of Natsuko in the night-club tells to her that he saw Fusako in the Red Light District. Natsuko that is pregnant decides to seek her sister out in the prostitution area. Will she find Fusako? Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| Movie Connections | Referenced in Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director (1975). See more » |