Girls of the Night (1961)
Original title: 女ばかりの夜
Girls of the Night is a 1961 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Kinuyo Tanaka, with a running time of 1h 32m. It stars Chisako Hara, Akemi Kita and Kyōko Kagawa.
In the wake of the 1956 Prostitution Prevention Law, a young woman recently released from one of Japan's new rehabilitation centers struggles to build a new life.
Where to watch Girls of the Night
Stream: Criterion Channel
Cast
- Chisako Hara as Kuniko
- Akemi Kita as Chieko
- Kyōko Kagawa as Mrs. Shima
- Chikage Awashima as Nogami
- Yōsuke Natsuki as Tsukasa Hayakawa
- Chieko Naniwa as Kumeju
- Chieko Nakakita as Yoshi Takagi
- Noriko Sengoku as Shizuka
- Sadako Sawamura as Kitamura
- Kokinji Katsura as Mr. Takagi
- Akihiko Hirata as Shima
- Hisaya Ito as Kuniko's pimp