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Women of the Night

Original title: Yoru no onnatachi
  • 1948
  • 1h 15m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
1.7K
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Women of the Night (1948)
JapaneseDrama

A mistress of a drug dealer in post-war Japan is shocked when she discovers that he is having an affair with her sister.A mistress of a drug dealer in post-war Japan is shocked when she discovers that he is having an affair with her sister.A mistress of a drug dealer in post-war Japan is shocked when she discovers that he is having an affair with her sister.

  • Director
    • Kenji Mizoguchi
  • Writers
    • Eijirô Hisaita
    • Yoshikata Yoda
  • Stars
    • Kinuyo Tanaka
    • Sanae Takasugi
    • Tomie Tsunoda
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    1.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kenji Mizoguchi
    • Writers
      • Eijirô Hisaita
      • Yoshikata Yoda
    • Stars
      • Kinuyo Tanaka
      • Sanae Takasugi
      • Tomie Tsunoda
    • 14User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Top Cast35

    Kinuyo Tanaka
    Kinuyo Tanaka
    • Fusako Owada
    Sanae Takasugi
    Sanae Takasugi
    • Natsuko Kimijima
    Tomie Tsunoda
    Tomie Tsunoda
    • Kumiko Owada
    Mitsuo Nagata
    Mitsuo Nagata
    • Kenzô Kuriyama
    Kōju Murata
    • Hospital Director
    • (as Kôju Murata)
    Kumeko Urabe
    Kumeko Urabe
    • Brothel-keeper
    Kikue Môri
    Kikue Môri
    • Second Hand Clothes Shop Proprietres
    Minpei Tomimoto
    • Koji Owada
    Umeko Ôbayashi
    • Tokuko Owada
    Hiroshi Aoyama
    Hiroshi Aoyama
    • Kiyoshi Kawakita
    Fusako Maki
    • Pureblood Society Lady
    Aizō Tamashima
    • Women's Home Director
    Kenzô Tanaka
    • Shuichi Hirata
    Kan'ichi Katō
    • Detective A
    • (as Kanichi Kato)
    Hideo Kato
    • Detective B
    Kazuko Okada
    • Apartment Lady
    Hisami Nishikawa
    • Yasuko, street prostitute
    Kimie Hayashi
    • Kazuko, street prostitute
    • Director
      • Kenji Mizoguchi
    • Writers
      • Eijirô Hisaita
      • Yoshikata Yoda
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews14

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    • Trivia
      The 600 yen that Fusako gets for her summer clothes at the beginning of the movie is roughly equivalent to $2 in 2026 dollars. The 6000 yen that her brother-in-law brags that he gives the household each month is not much better, as it's equivalent to roughly $16.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director (1975)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • February 28, 1979 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Mujeres de la noche
    • Filming locations
      • Osaka, Japan
    • Production company
      • Shochiku
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 15m(75 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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