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A Woman's Testament (1960)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 40M

Director : Kon Ichikawa, Yasuzō Masumura, Kōzaburō Yoshimura
Writer : Toshio Yasumi

Synopsis

The first story concerns an attractive young woman who works in a Tokyo nightclub. Her plan for a solid financial future has a double whammy. In the second story, a beautiful young woman is employed by an unscrupulous real estate agent to convince male clients to invest in worthless property. The last story is about a widowed geisha who has no real financial worries and who falls in love with a forger.

Actors

Ayako Wakao
Ayako Wakao
Hitomi Nozoe
Hitomi Nozoe
Machiko Kyō
Machiko Kyō
Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Sachiko Hidari
Sachiko Hidari
Junko Kano
Junko Kano
Fujiko Yamamoto
Fujiko Yamamoto
Eiji Funakoshi
Eiji Funakoshi
Keizô Kawasaki
Keizô Kawasaki
Jirō Tamiya
Jirō Tamiya
Ganjirô Nakamura II
Ganjirô Nakamura II
Kenji Sugawara
Kenji Sugawara
Jun Negami
Jun Negami
Chieko Murata
Chieko Murata
Satoko Minami
Satoko Minami
Hiromi Ichida
Hiromi Ichida
Kumeko Urabe
Kumeko Urabe
Hisako Takihana
Hisako Takihana
Hikaru Hoshi
Hikaru Hoshi
Mantarō Ushio
Mantarō Ushio
Bontarō Miake
Bontarō Miake
Fujio Harumoto
Fujio Harumoto
Shirō Ōtsuji
Shirō Ōtsuji
Yûzô Hayakawa
Yûzô Hayakawa
Akira Natsuki
Akira Natsuki
Eiichi Takamura
Eiichi Takamura
Hachirô Misumi
Hachirô Misumi
Jun Osanai
Jun Osanai
Seiji Kurokawa
Seiji Kurokawa
Taro Marui
Taro Marui
Osamu Ôkawa
Osamu Ôkawa
Mitsuhiro Môri
Mitsuhiro Môri
Fumiko Murata
Fumiko Murata
Keiko Koyanagi
Keiko Koyanagi
Masuko Ineda
Masuko Ineda
Teruko Yoneda
Teruko Yoneda
Mariko Ogasawara
Mariko Ogasawara
Mitsuko Takesato
Mitsuko Takesato
Mitsuko Han'ya
Mitsuko Han'ya
Reiko Hibiki
Reiko Hibiki
Mariko Miho
Mariko Miho
Michiko Takano
Michiko Takano
Atsumi Hirakura
Atsumi Hirakura

Crews

Kon Ichikawa
Kon Ichikawa
Director
Yasuzō Masumura
Yasuzō Masumura
Director
Kōzaburō Yoshimura
Kōzaburō Yoshimura
Director
Setsuo Kobayashi
Setsuo Kobayashi
Director of Photography
Kazuo Miyagawa
Kazuo Miyagawa
Director of Photography
Hiroshi Murai
Hiroshi Murai
Director of Photography
Shôfû Muramatsu
Shôfû Muramatsu
Novel
Toshio Yasumi
Toshio Yasumi
Screenplay
Masaichi Nagata
Masaichi Nagata
Producer
Tatsuji Nakashizu
Tatsuji Nakashizu
Editor
Atsuji Shibata
Atsuji Shibata
Art Direction
Takesaburô Watanabe
Takesaburô Watanabe
Art Direction
Yasuyuki Saegusa
Yasuyuki Saegusa
Sound Designer
Osamu Yoneda
Osamu Yoneda
Producer
Hiroshi Yamaguchi
Hiroshi Yamaguchi
Art Direction
Yasushi Akutagawa
Yasushi Akutagawa
Original Music Composer
Isamu Yoneyama
Isamu Yoneyama
Lighting Technician
Gentarô Takuma
Gentarô Takuma
Lighting Technician
Tsunekichi Shibata
Tsunekichi Shibata
Lighting Technician
Kunio Hashimoto
Kunio Hashimoto
Sound Recordist
Takeo Suda
Takeo Suda
Sound Recordist

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