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The Woman in the Rumor

1954·Drama·1h 24m
7.1
★
After living a traumatic experience in Tokyo, Yukiko returns to Kyoto, where Hatsuko, her mother, runs a brothel, which upsets Yukiko very much.
Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi
brothel
prostitution
older woman younger man relationship
kyoto, japan
brothel madam
mother daughter relationship
social prejudice
noh (nō) theater
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Cast

Kinuyo Tanaka
Kinuyo Tanaka
Hatsuko Mabuchi
Tomiemon Otomo
Tomiemon Otomo
Kenji Matoba
Yoshiko Kuga
Yoshiko Kuga
Yukiko Mabuchi
Bontarō Miake
Bontarō Miake
Kobayashi
Chieko Naniwa
Chieko Naniwa
Osaki
Eitarō Shindō
Eitarō Shindō
Yasuichi Harada
Saburo Date
Saburo Date
Nakauchi
Kanae Kobayashi
Kanae Kobayashi
Oharu
Midori Komatsu
Midori Komatsu
Okanu
Keiko Koyanagi
Keiko Koyanagi
Tayū Bisha
Kimiko Tachibana
Kimiko Tachibana
Tayū Usugumo
Ikkei Tamaki
Ikkei Tamaki
Kodama

Crew

Kenji Mizoguchi
Kenji Mizoguchi
Director
Masashige Narusawa
Masashige Narusawa
Screenplay
Kazuo Miyagawa
Kazuo Miyagawa
Director of Photography

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