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A Woman's Life (1962)

1h 34m · 18 Nov 1962
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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.

Movie ID162130
GenreDrama
DirectorYasuzō Masumura
Main castMachiko Kyō, Chieko Higashiyama, Masaya Takahashi, Jirō Tamiya, Yōko Uraji, Yuko Miki, Eitarō Ozawa, Junko Kano
Release date18 November 1962
Release year1962
LanguageJapanese
Duration94 min (1h 34m)
Rating7.5 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseDaiei Film

Director: Yasuzō Masumura
Writers: Toshio Yasumi

Top cast

Machiko KyōKei Nunobiki Chieko HigashiyamaShizu Tsutsumi Masaya TakahashiShintaro Tsutsumi Jirō TamiyaEiji Tsutsumi Yōko UrajiSouko Tsutsumi Yuko MikiFumi Tsutsumi Eitarō OzawaShosuke Tsutsumi Junko KanoTomoei Tsutsumi Jun OsanaiSeizo Nomura
Kōichi ItōInose
Jun HamamuraMiyoshi Fumiko MurataOkura
Takako IkegamiNobuko
Mitsuko TakesatoMaiden Saki Reiko HibikiMaiden Mitsu
Tomoko MiuraMaiden Kiyoshi
Yūzō HayakawaDetective B
Kisao Tobita
Yuji YamanakaInternational student grandson
Masao ShimizuDr. Daisaku Yoshie

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