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Women of the Night is a japonais film of genre Drama directed by Kenji Mizoguchi with Kinuyo Tanaka
Women of the Night (1948)
Yoru no onna tachi
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Add to a movie listFemmes de la nuit (夜の女たち, Yoru no onna tachi) est un film japonais réalisé par Kenji Mizoguchi et sorti en 1948.
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Osaka. Fusako Owada, une veuve de guerre, ayant perdu son bébé tuberculeux, rencontre par hasard sa sœur Natsuko, qui, jusque-là, vivait en Corée. Celle-ci lui apprend le décès de leurs parents, victimes de malnutrition. Entraîneuse de cabaret, Natsuko s'installe chez Fusako qui travaille comme secrétaire chez un patron du marché noir. Fusako est également la maîtresse de celui-ci. Mais, un jour, fuyant une perquisition policière, elle le surprend, chez elle, en compagnie de sa sœur. Terriblement déçue, elle choisit alors de se prostituer. La fille de ses amis, Kumiko, est volée par un faux-étudiant, dépouillée par des filles de joie "pillardes". Fusako échoue bientôt à l'hôpital où sa sœur, partie à sa recherche, finira par la retrouver. Natsuko est enceinte et, tout comme sa sœur, atteinte de la syphilis.Actors
Kinuyo Tanaka
(Fusako Owada)
Kumeko Urabe
(Brothel-keeper)
Sanae Takasugi
(Natsuko Kimijima)
Sadako Sawamura
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, 2h1Directed by Kei Kumai
Origin Japon
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