Women of the Night (1948)

1948 · Feature film · 75 min · dir. Kenji Mizoguchi

• Drama

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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.

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Details

Director

Kenji Mizoguchi

Writer

Eijiro Hisaita

Composer

Hisato Osawa

Cinematography

Kōhei Sugiyama

Studio

Shochiku

Released

1948-05-26

Original title

夜の女たち

Awards

1 win

Running time

75 minutes

Cast & crew

• Kenji Mizoguchi Director
• Kinuyo Tanaka

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