Girls of the Night
Sep 04 1961
•2h 32m
•Drama
In the wake of the 1956 Prostitution Prevention Law, a young woman recently released from one of Japan's new rehabilitation centers struggles to build a new life.
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Chisako Hara
Kuniko
Akemi Kita
Chieko
Kyōko Kagawa
Mrs. Shima
Chikage Awashima
Nogami
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