Only on Mondays (1964)
Original title: 月曜日のユカ
Only on Mondays is a 1964 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Kō Nakahira, with a running time of 1h 34m. It stars Mariko Kaga, Tanie Kitabayashi and Akira Nakao.
Yuka is a “good-time girl” from Yokohama who is persuaded by her papa to sleep with a foreign business executive so that he can close an important deal. Nakahira presents a shrewdly observed portrait of a modern, sexually assertive woman, an unsettling character for a changing but still patriarchal society.
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What is Only on Mondays about?
Yuka is a “good-time girl” from Yokohama who is persuaded by her papa to sleep with a foreign business executive so that he can close an important deal. Nakahira presents a shrewdly observed portrait of a modern, sexually assertive woman, an unsettling character for a changing but still patriarchal society.
When was Only on Mondays released?
Only on Mondays was released on 4 March 1964.
How long is Only on Mondays?
Only on Mondays runs 1h 34m.
Who made Only on Mondays?
Only on Mondays was directed by Kō Nakahira.