Is Women of the Night sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Women of the Night end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Women of the Night easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Women of the Night scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Women of the Night violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Women of the Night

Name: Women of the Night
Genre: Drama
Released: 1948
Duration: 74 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Kinuyo Tanaka, Sanae Takasugi, Tomie Tsunoda, Mitsuo Nagata, Kōju Murata

Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi

Produced by Shochiku

194874 min7.1 / 10

A somber, intimate portrait of three women's survival and moral compromise in the wreckage of post-war Japan, driven by economic desperation and social displacement.

In early post-war Osaka, three women—war widow Fusako, her Korean expat sister Natsuko, and Kumiko, Fusako's sister-in-law—descend into prostitution, all for their individual reasons.

Clusters

Coping With Loss East Asian History & Culture Immigrants and Exiles Asian City Movies Sex Work And Prostitution

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Osaka, Japan Prostitution Expatriate Post War Japan

Questions people ask

Is Women of the Night sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Does Women of the Night end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.
Is Women of the Night easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Women of the Night scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Women of the Night violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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