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Women of the Night (1948)

Genre : Romance, Drama, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 14M

Director : Kenji Mizoguchi
Writer : Yoshikata Yoda

Synopsis

Fusako, a drug dealer's young mistress in postwar Japan, loses her tenuous grasp on life upon learning about her lover's affair.

Actors

Kinuyo Tanaka
Kinuyo Tanaka
Fusako Owada
Sanae Takasugi
Sanae Takasugi
Natsuko Kimijima
Kumeko Urabe
Kumeko Urabe
Brothel Keeper
Tomie Tsunoda
Tomie Tsunoda
Kumiko Owada
Mitsuo Nagata
Mitsuo Nagata
Kenzô Kuriyama
Hiroshi Aoyama
Hiroshi Aoyama
Fusako Maki
Fusako Maki
Kikue Mōri
Kikue Mōri
Sadako Sawamura
Sadako Sawamura
Ken Tanaka
Ken Tanaka
Minpei Tomimoto
Minpei Tomimoto
Kumeko Urabe
Kumeko Urabe
Brothel-keeper

Crews

Kenji Mizoguchi
Kenji Mizoguchi
Director
Eijirô Hisaita
Eijirô Hisaita
Novel
Hisao Itoya
Hisao Itoya
Producer
Hisato Osawa
Hisato Osawa
Original Music Composer
Kōhei Sugiyama
Kōhei Sugiyama
Director of Photography
Tatsuko Sakane
Tatsuko Sakane
Editor
Hiroshi Mizutani
Hiroshi Mizutani
Production Design
Yoshikata Yoda
Yoshikata Yoda
Screenplay

Posters and backgrounds

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