Women of the Night
Women of the Night

Women of the Night

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1948
1h 14m
7.1(30 votes)
Drama

Overview

In early post-war Osaka, three women, war widow Fusako, her sister Natsuko, an expatriate from Korea, and Kumiko, Fusako's sister-in-law, descend into prostitution, all for their individual reasons.

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35 members
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田中絹代

Fusako Owada

田中絹代
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高杉早苗

Natsuko Kimijima

高杉早苗
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Tomie Tsunoda

Kumiko Owada

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永田光男

Kenzô Kuriyama

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Kôju Murata

Hospital Director

Kôju Murata
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浦辺粂子

Brothel Keeper

浦辺粂子
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毛利菊枝

Second Hand Clothes Shop Proprietres

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富本民平

Koji Owada

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Umeko Ôbayashi

Tokuko Owada

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青山宏

Kiyoshi Kawakita

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Fusako Maki

Pureblood Society Lady

Fusako Maki
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玉島愛造

Women's Home Director

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Kenzō 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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林喜美枝

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 Okawa

Tokiko, street prostitute

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Junko Hara

Toshimi, street prostitute

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村上記代

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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