The Shape of Night (1964)

Yoshie Nogami, a factory worker by day, works as a bar hostess at night. She begins a passionate affair with one of her regulars, but his changing demeanor and constant demands for money lead Yoshie down a dark path.

Cast (42)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Miyuki Kuwano

Yoshie Nomoto

Mikijiro Hira

Eiji Kitami

Keisuke Sonoi

Hiroshi Fujii

Bunta Sugawara

Tamura

Masuyo Iwamoto

Machiko Kosugi

Misako Tominaga

Kimiko

Isao Kimura

Saitô

Noriko Sengoku

Akitake Kōno

M

Miyoko Nakamura

Tonbo Zushi

H

Hideo Kidokoro

Y

Yoshiko Hiromura

Keiko

B

Bonta Tōkyō

H

Hifumi Takaoka

T

Toru Takeuchi

H

Hideaki Nagai

Kōji Matsubara

S

Shinji Tanaka

S

Shin'ya Mizushima

F

Fumio Tooyama

R

Reiko Minakami

O

Osamu Hitomi

Yoshisada Sakaguchi

H

Haruhiko Ogawa

S

Shiro Enami

A

Akie Kokubu

K

Kenji Yoshino

M

Masahiko Inoue

Y

Yoshihide Satō

E

Emiko Kure

S

Shinsuke Matsuzaki

Nobuo Takagi

K

Kamon Kawamura

T

Tsuneko Sasaki

T

Tomoko Saitō

Eiko Hikari

M

Mitsuyo Matsui

Y

Yoshiko Togawa

K

Kiyomi Yashiro

K

Kazuko Motohashi

Shigeru Kōyama

Narrator (voice)

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