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Josei no shôri

  • 19461946
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
149
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Josei no shôri (1946)
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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 husba... Read allA 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 hu... Read allA 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 t... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
149
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    • Kenji Mizoguchi
    • Kôgo Noda
    • Kaneto Shindô
  • Stars
    • Kinuyo Tanaka
    • Michiko Kuwano
    • Mitsuko Miura
    • Kenji Mizoguchi
    • Kôgo Noda
    • Kaneto Shindô
  • Stars
    • Kinuyo Tanaka
    • Michiko Kuwano
    • Mitsuko Miura
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    • 3User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Kinuyo Tanaka in Josei no shôri (1946)
    Kinuyo Tanaka in Josei no shôri (1946)
    Mitsuko Miura and Kinuyo Tanaka in Josei no shôri (1946)
    Mitsuko Miura and Kinuyo Tanaka in Josei no shôri (1946)
    Kinuyo Tanaka in Josei no shôri (1946)
    Mitsuko Miura and Kinuyo Tanaka in Josei no shôri (1946)
    Michiko Kuwano in Josei no shôri (1946)
    Kinuyo Tanaka in Josei no shôri (1946)
    Kinuyo Tanaka in Josei no shôri (1946)
    Mitsuko Miura and Kinuyo Tanaka in Josei no shôri (1946)

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    Kinuyo Tanaka
    Kinuyo Tanaka
    • Hiroko Hosokawa
    Michiko Kuwano
    Michiko Kuwano
    • Michiko
    Mitsuko Miura
    Mitsuko Miura
    • Moto Asakura
    Shin Tokudaiji
    • Keita Yamaoka
    Kinuko Wakamizu
    Akiko Kazami
    • Tokie Ishida
    Shin'yô Nara
    • Judge
    Kappei Matsumoto
    • Prosecutor Shuichirô Kôno
    Toyo Takahashi
    Toyo Takahashi
    • Setsu, Hiroko's mother
    • (as Toyoko Takahashi)
    Toshinosuke Nagao
    • Prosecutor Mizushima
    Yôko Benisawa
    • Hisa, Moto's mother
    Eiko Uchimura
    • Yukiko, Hiroko's younger sister
    Katsumi Kubota
    • Doctor
    Kuniko Igawa
    Kuniko Igawa
    • Nurse
    • (as Toshiko Kôno)
    Yoshino Tani
    • Maid
    Shirô Ôsaka
    • Student
      • Kenji Mizoguchi
      • Kôgo Noda
      • Kaneto Shindô
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    • Trivia
      First post-war film directed by Mizoguchi, it deals with themes of democracy and women rights, being much related thematically to Kurosawa's "No Regrets for Our Youth", from the same year.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director (1975)

    User reviews3

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    10/10
    Kenji Mizoguchi's one of the best works
    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
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    • Jun 8, 2002

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      • April 18, 1946 (Japan)
      • Japan
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Shochiku
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    • 1 hour 24 minutes
      • Black and White
      • Mono

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