Girls of the Night (1961)

6.5/10 • 92 min • Drama

Overview

In the wake of the 1956 Prostitution Prevention Law, a young woman recently released from one of Japan's new rehabilitation centers struggles to build a new life.

Cast

Chisako Hara

Kuniko

Akemi Kita

Chieko

Kyōko Kagawa

Mrs. Shima

Chikage Awashima

Nogami

Yōsuke Natsuki

Tsukasa Hayakawa

Chieko Naniwa

Kumeju

Chieko Nakakita

Yoshi Takagi

Noriko Sengoku

Shizuka

Sadako Sawamura

Kitamura

Kokinji Katsura

Mr. Takagi

Akihiko Hirata

Shima

Hisaya Ito

Kuniko's pimp

Misako Tominaga

Yoshimi

Chieko Seki

Oyuki

Kin Sugai

Fumiko Okamura

Okada

Kiyomi Mizunoya

Masumi Harukawa

Harada

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