A prostitute tries to change her life after the enforcement of an anti-prostitution law.
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Chisako Hara | ... |
Kuniko Sugimoto
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Akemi Kita | ... |
Chieko
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| Kyôko Kagawa | ... |
Mrs. Shima
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| Chikage Awashima | ... |
Director Nogami
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| Yôsuke Natsuki | ... |
Tsukasa Hayakawa
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| Chieko Nakakita | ... |
Yoshi Takagi
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Kokinji Katsura | ... |
Mr. Takagi
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| Chieko Naniwa | ... |
Kumeju
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| Sadako Sawamura | ... |
Dr. Kitamura
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Yuki Aresa | ... |
Tomeko
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Satoko Fukai | ... |
Takeko
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| Masumi Harukawa | ... |
Harada
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| Akihiko Hirata | ... |
Mr. Shima
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| Hisaya Itô | ... |
Kuniko's pimp
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Yaeko Izumo |
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Yoshie Kumagai |
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Junko Kuroda | ... |
Mitsuko
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Chiyoko Mizumachi | ... |
Toriko
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Kiyomi Mizunoya |
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Shigeo Nakahara | ... |
Hayashi
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Yoshiko Nogawa | ... |
Hayashi
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| Fumiko Okamura | ... |
Okada
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Katae Ozu |
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Yôko Saegusa |
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Eizaburô Sakauchi | ... |
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Chieko Seki | ... |
Oyuki
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| Noriko Sengoku | ... |
Shizuka
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| Kin Sugai | ... |
Foreman of the Murata fectory
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Kazue Tagami | ... |
Matsuko
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Misako Tominaga | ... |
Yoshimi
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Michiyo Tsukino |
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Senkichi Ômura | ... |
Nishi
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Directed by
| Kinuyo Tanaka | ||
Written by
| Sumie Tanaka | ... | () |
| Masako Yana | ... | (novel 'Michi aredo', 1960) |
Produced by
| Ichiro Nagashima | ... | executive producer |
| Hideyuki Shiino | ... | producer |
Music by
| Hikaru Hayashi | ||
Cinematography by
| Asakazu Nakai | ||
Production Design by
| Motoji Kojima | ||
Sound Department
| Kenji Nagaoka | ... | sound recordist |
| Noboru Nishio | ... | sound effects editor / sound recordist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Chihiro Imaizumi | ... | gaffer |
Additional Crew
| Elise Borbogello | ... | press attaché: france |
| Mathilde Gibault | ... | press attaché: france |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Toho (1961) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Carlotta Films (2021) (France) (theatrical)
- The Stone and The Plot (2023) (Portugal)
- The Criterion Channel (2024) (United States) (tv) (streaming) (subtitled)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Titra Film Paris (french subtitles: original version with subtitles)
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Ayako Saito notes in the book 'Tanaka Kinuyo: Nation, Stardom and Female Subjectivity' that the ending of the film differs from the ending of the novel 'Michi aredo' by Masako Yana, of which it is the adaptation. In the novel, the heroine Kuniko ends up returning to the street to prostitution. Kinuyo Tanaka and Sumie Tanaka wanted a less pessimistic conclusion in the film, the last shot shows Kuniko working as an 'ama' (underwater snorkeler). See more » |