Women of the Night
May 26 1948
•1h 14m
•Drama
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.
Cast
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Kinuyo Tanaka
Fusako Owada
Sanae Takasugi
Natsuko Kimijima
Kumeko Urabe
Brothel Keeper
Tomie Tsunoda
Kumiko Owada
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