A socially committed film about the feudal state of many Japanese women in 1946. Hiroko Hosokawa, a female lawyer, defends Mrs. Asakura, who suffocated her child in her grief after her ...
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| Kinuyo Tanaka | ... | Hiroko Hosokawa | |
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Michiko Kuwano | ... | Michiko |
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Mitsuko Miura | ... | Moto Asakura |
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Shin Tokudaiji | ... | Keita Yamaoka |
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Kinuko Wakamizu | ||
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Akiko Kazami | ... | Tokie Ishida |
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Shin'yô Nara | ... | Judge |
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Kappei Matsumoto | ... | Prosecutor Shuichirô Kôno |
| Toyo Takahashi | ... | Setsu, Hiroko's mother (as Toyoko Takahashi) | |
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Toshinosuke Nagao | ... | Prosecutor Mizushima |
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Yôko Benisawa | ... | Hisa, Moto's mother |
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Eiko Uchimura | ... | Yukiko, Hiroko's younger sister |
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Katsumi Kubota | ... | Doctor |
| Kuniko Igawa | ... | Nurse (as Toshiko Kôno) | |
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Yoshino Tani | ... | Maid |
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A socially committed film about the feudal state of many Japanese women in 1946. Hiroko Hosokawa, a female lawyer, defends Mrs. Asakura, who suffocated her child in her grief after her husband died penniless following an industrial accident. The prosecutor is Hiroko's sister's husband Kono, who also sent Hiroko's fiance, Yamaoka, to jail for his liberal views during the war. Yamaoka has just been freed, but is seriously ill from his time in prison. Written by Will Gilbert
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JapaneseRelease Date:
18 April 1946 (Japan) See more »Also Known As:
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1.37 : 1
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As a part of trilogy "Fighting Women" this movie is the best, I feel. Mizoguchi capture's person's heart with a cool and objective view, taking person closer to Japanese society and living. Mizoguchi's favorite actress Kinuyo Tanaka performs great as a strong minded Japanese female lawyer. "With the death of Mizoguchi, Japanese film lost its truest creator." -- Akira Kurosawa