A Woman's Life
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.
Cast
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
Unknown
Yuji Yamanaka
International student grandson
Masao Shimizu
Dr. Daisaku Yoshie
Manabu Morita
Army Major
Yasushi Sugita
Matsunaga
Chikara Hashimoto
Unknown
Rin Sugimori
Unknown
Gen Harada
Unknown
Shō Natsuki
Army captain
Crew
Yasuzō Masumura
Director
Toshio Yasumi
Screenplay
Tatsuji Nakashizu
Editor
Yoshihisa Nakagawa
Director of Photography
Shû Sakiyama
Assistant Director
Hiroaki Fujii
Production Coordinator
Osamu Yoneda
Production Coordinator
Masaichi Nagata
Producer
Toshikazu Watanabe
Sound Recordist
Nagaharu Watanabe
Lighting Technician
Sei Ikeno
Music
Kaoru Morimoto
Original Concept
Shigeo Mano
Art Direction