The read
It runs a compact 1h 24m.
Synopsis
After living a traumatic experience in Tokyo, Yukiko returns to Kyoto, where Hatsuko, her mother, runs a brothel, which upsets Yukiko very much.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
47 audience votes
Key crew
- Kenji MizoguchiDirector
- Toshirō MayuzumiOriginal Music Composer
- Masashige NarusawaScreenplay
- Yoshikata YodaScreenplay
Cast
- Kinuyo TanakaHatsuko Mabuchi
- Tomiemon OtomoKenji Matoba
- Yoshiko KugaYukiko Mabuchi
- Bontarō MiakeKobayashi
- Chieko NaniwaOsaki
- Eitarō ShindōYasuichi Harada
- Michiko AiTayū Aioi
- Teruko DaimiTayū Onoue
- Saburo DateNakauchi
- Teruyo HasegawaTayū Kisaragi
- Sumao IshiharaSalesman
- Kotaro KawadaTakejiro
Stills
Themes
brothelprostitutionolder woman younger man relationshipkyoto, japanbrothel madammother daughter relationshipsocial prejudicenoh (nō) theater