Women of the Night (1948)

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.

Cast (35)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Kinuyo Tanaka

Fusako Owada

Sanae Takasugi

Natsuko Kimijima

T

Tomie Tsunoda

Kumiko Owada

M

Mitsuo Nagata

Kenzô Kuriyama

Kōju Murata

Hospital Director

Kumeko Urabe

Brothel Keeper

K

Kikue Mōri

Second Hand Clothes Shop Proprietres

M

Minpei Tomimoto

Koji Owada

U

Umeko Ôbayashi

Tokuko Owada

H

Hiroshi Aoyama

Kiyoshi Kawakita

Fusako Maki

Pureblood Society Lady

A

Aizo Tamashima

Women's Home Director

K

Kenzō Tanaka

Shuichi Hirata

K

Kanichi Kato

Detective A

H

Hideo Kato

Detective B

K

Kazuko Okada

Apartment Lady

H

Hisami Nishikawa

Yasuko, street prostitute

K

Kimie Hayashi

Kazuko, street prostitute

M

Mitsue Takigawa

Takeko, street prostitute

K

Kuniko Aoi

Tsugiko, street prostitute

E

Eiko Taki

Tomie, street prostitute

M

Miyoko Shino

Fukuko, street prostitute

A

Atsuko Okawa

Tokiko, street prostitute

J

Junko Hara

Toshimi, street prostitute

K

Kiyo Murakami

Shizue, street prostitute

Y

Yoshiko Miyake

Toshiko, street prostitute

M

Michiko Murata

Midori, street prostitute

H

Hisako Araki

Akemi, street prostitute

Y

Yoshie Sekiya

Shigeko, street prostitute

K

Katsuko Shiori

Tokie, street prostitute

K

Kazuko Aoyama

Yokko, bad girl

K

Kazuko Futaba

Tomi, bad girl

M

Miyoko Nakajima

Oharu, bad girl

M

Misuzu Komatsu

Mitchie, bad girl

S

Shizue Hikari

Hideko, bad girl

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