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Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District (1956)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 21M

Director : Yūzō Kawashima
Writer : Toshirō Ide, Nobuyoshi Terada

Synopsis

A jobless young couple, Yoshigi and Tsutue, wind up at the outskirts of the Suzaki red-light district in Tokyo. Tsutue talks her way into a job pouring sake for male customers at a small bar run by a sympathetic older woman, while Yoshigi is shunted off into a nearby noodle shop, where he gets a job delivering noodles. Tsutue charms and runs off with one of her clients. Yoshigi, ignoring the attentions of a sweet co-worker, pursues Tsutue.

Actors

Michiyo Aratama
Michiyo Aratama
Tsutae
Yukiko Todoroki
Yukiko Todoroki
Otoku
Seizaburō Kawazu
Seizaburō Kawazu
Mr. Ochiai
Tatsuya Mihashi
Tatsuya Mihashi
Yoshiji
Izumi Ashikawa
Izumi Ashikawa
Tamako
Shinsuke Maki
Shinsuke Maki
Nobuo
Noriko Katsura
Noriko Katsura
Woman Applying for Housemaid
Fudeko Tanaka
Fudeko Tanaka
Prostitute of a Certain Age
Kenjiro Uemura
Kenjiro Uemura
Denshichi
Kyōzo Fuyuki
Kyōzo Fuyuki
Soba Shop Owner
Shoichi Ozawa
Shoichi Ozawa
Sankichi
Zenji Yamada
Zenji Yamada
Man Looks Like Carpenter
Akiko Kikuno
Akiko Kikuno
Keiko Sumida
Keiko Sumida
Denshichi's Woman
Asako Tsuda
Asako Tsuda
Hatsue
Ikunosuke Koizumi
Ikunosuke Koizumi
Sushi Shop Owner
Koichiro Sakai
Koichiro Sakai
Policeman #1
Minoru Sato
Minoru Sato
Policeman #2
Yoshirō Katō
Yoshirō Katō
Radio Shop Clerk
Tsuchiyasu Kinohara
Tsuchiyasu Kinohara
Boat Man
Tomio Aoki
Tomio Aoki
Ice Man
Kazuko Tani
Kazuko Tani
Singer
Masami Miyaji
Masami Miyaji
Sushi Shop Girl
Aomi Shiba
Aomi Shiba
Landlady's Neighbour
Toshiko Suzuki
Toshiko Suzuki
Prostitute #1
Reiko Kuba
Reiko Kuba
Prostitute #2
Midori Mori
Midori Mori
Prostitute #3
Atsuko Katô
Atsuko Katô
Bus Conductor
Hisao Murata
Hisao Murata
Worker #1
Isao Yoshida
Isao Yoshida
Worker #2
Tomi Tsubaki
Tomi Tsubaki
Worker #3
Shinkichi Ube
Shinkichi Ube
Tattoed Man
Setsuko Suzukawa
Setsuko Suzukawa
Companion Lady
Tôru Hiranuma
Tôru Hiranuma
Kazuo
Kaoru Matsumoto
Kaoru Matsumoto
Toshio

Crews

Yūzō Kawashima
Yūzō Kawashima
Director
Kuratarô Takamura
Kuratarô Takamura
Director of Photography
Riichirô Manabe
Riichirô Manabe
Music
Shôhei Imamura
Shôhei Imamura
Assistant Director
Tadashi Nakamura
Tadashi Nakamura
Editor
Shizui Sakagami
Shizui Sakagami
Producer
Fumio Hashimoto
Fumio Hashimoto
Sound Recordist
Yoshiko Shibaki
Yoshiko Shibaki
Original Story
Kimihiko Nakamura
Kimihiko Nakamura
Production Design
Hiroyoshi Hayashimoto
Hiroyoshi Hayashimoto
Executive In Charge Of Production
Mitsuo Onishi
Mitsuo Onishi
Lighting Technician
Toshirō Ide
Toshirō Ide
Screenplay
Nobuyoshi Terada
Nobuyoshi Terada
Screenplay

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