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女の一生
Status
Released
Release
1962
Runtime
1h 34m
Based on Kaoru Morimoto oft performed 1945 play, a starring vehicle for famed actress Machiko Kyo as Kei an abused orphaned girl that eventually finds sanctuary with a wealthy family that trades goods with China and becomes a successful businesswoman. Masumura dilutes the originally intended pro-Japan propaganda elements for a more anti-war approach.
26 Cast Members
Machiko Kyō
Kei Nunobiki
Chieko Higashiyama
Shizu Tsutsumi
Masaya Takahashi
Shintaro Tsutsumi
Jirō Tamiya
Eiji Tsutsumi
Yōko Uraji
Souko Tsutsumi
Yuko Miki
Fumi Tsutsumi
Eitarō Ozawa
Shosuke Tsutsumi
Junko Kano
Tomoei Tsutsumi
Jun Osanai
Seizo Nomura
Kōichi Itō
Inose
Jun Hamamura
Miyoshi
Fumiko Murata
Okura
Takako Ikegami
Nobuko
Mitsuko Takesato
Maiden Saki
Reiko Hibiki
Maiden Mitsu
Tomoko Miura
Maiden Kiyoshi
Yūzō Hayakawa
Detective B
Kisao Tobita
Yuji Yamanaka
International student grandson
Masao Shimizu
Dr. Daisaku Yoshie
