Women of the Night

Women of the Night

1948 · 74 min · JA · 7.1 (32 votes)
Dir. Kenji Mizoguchi · Starring Kinuyo Tanaka, Sanae Takasugi, Tomie Tsunoda, Mitsuo Nagata, Kōju Murata, Kumeko Urabe · Music Hisato Osawa
Drama

In early post-war Osaka, three women—war widow Fusako, her Korean expat sister Natsuko, and Kumiko, Fusako's sister-in-law—descend into prostitution, all for their individual reasons.

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A raw, unflinching look at survival in the shadows of post-war Japan. It's a gritty, melancholic dive into desperation and betrayal, where every choice feels heavy with consequence.

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