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Girls of the Night

1961 · 92 min

A quiet, sorrowful watch that follows one woman's repeated rejections with patient compassion, leaving a lingering ache rather than outrage.

Directed by
Kinuyo Tanaka
Genres
Drama
Starring
Chisako Hara, Akemi Kita, Kyōko Kagawa
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.

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Directed by
Kinuyo Tanaka
Genres
Drama
Starring
Chisako Hara, Akemi Kita, Kyōko Kagawa
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • identity
  • class
  • justice
  • trauma
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism9
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Kinuyo Tanaka
Written by
Sumie Tanaka
Starring
Chisako Hara, Akemi Kita, Kyōko Kagawa, Chikage Awashima, Yōsuke Natsuki, Chieko Naniwa, Chieko Nakakita, Noriko Sengoku
Music
Hikaru Hayashi
Cinematography
Asakazu Nakai
Runtime
92 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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