Eclipse Series 13: Kenji Mizoguchi’s Fallen Women
By October 20, 2008
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Film Info
- Japan
- 1948
- 74 minutes
- Black and White
- 1.33:1
- Japanese
After World War II, Mizoguchi was inspired by Italian neorealism to make one of the most emotionally and visually raw films of his career. Filmed on location in Osaka, Women of the Night concerns two sisters—Fusako, a war widow, and Natsuko, having an affair with a narcotics smuggler—who along with their younger friend Kumiko descend into prostitution and moral chaos amid the postwar devastation surrounding them.
Cast
| Fusako Owada | Kinuyo Tanaka |
| Natsuko Kimijima | Sanae Takasugi |
| Kumiko Owada | Tomie Tsunoda |
| Kenzo Kuriyama | Mitsuo Nagata |
Credits
| Director | Kenji Mizoguchi |
| Producer | Hisao Itoya |
| Screenplay | Yoshikata Yoda |
| Based on the novel by | Eijirô Hisaita |
| Cinematography | Kohei Sugiyama |
| Editing | Tatsuko Sakane |
| Music | Hisato Osawa |
| Art direction | Hiroshi Mizutani |
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