Women of the Night (夜の女たち)

A SHOCHIKU production

WOMEN OF THE NIGHT

Script: Y. YODA Photography: K. SUGIYAMA

With: Kinuyo TANAKA... Sanae TAKASUGI

Tomie TSUNODA... Mitsuo NAGATA

Directed by Kenji MIZOGUCHI

THE POLICE WILL ARREST WOMEN

WHO ARE OUT AT NIGHT.

It's so cold. No news from your husband?

Your parents and your sister are in Korea?

They must be back by now.

They don't know my new address.

It's a shame.

There's nobody to protect you.

And my son suffers from tuberculosis.

I'm in a big mess.

I want to sell all this.

Summer clothes.

It's not worth much.

I'll take them for 600 yen.

A little more, please.

It's already too much,

summer clothes are hard to sell.

Business isn't getting any better.

Taxes are increasing.

I'll soon have to hang myself with those old clothes.

Give me another 50 yen.

No way!

Help me.

Just to buy eggs for the little one.

Try somewhere else. You won't get more.

Here, 600 yen.

I have a proposition

if you want to make some money.

What proposition?

A well paid job.

I'd do anything.

There are people with a lot of money.

I could introduce you to them.

Will I earn some money?

It depends on you.

You can bewitch them.

Don't make fun of me.

It's not much. Many women do it.

Don't propose this kind of things to everybody...

How much did she give you?

600 yen.

It's not much.

You're mad at me.

I'd help you if I could.

But I don't earn enough money.

That's enough. I'll manage on my own for the little one.

I bought you some apples.

I'll grate them. I have eggs too.

It's your son, you must take care of him.

You're blaming me for drinking too much.

The house was burned when I came back from war.

I'm moonlighting, I can get caught.

Despite that...

I still bring 6000 yen a month.

It's great.

Tuberculosis isn't so bad. No need for so many injections.

The doctor pushes you to spend money.

It's not true.

They all do that.

We had an X-ray taken.

If anything happens to the baby

my husband will never forgive me.

Any news from my brother? Is he still alive?

May he come back soon!

Your brother-in-law does his best. Forgive him.

I know.

If the baby was fine

I could work somewhere.

Let's stop talking about it.

Did you listen to the radio?

We don't have one.

They talked about your husband.

My husband?

I was listening to the radio earlier.

I heard: "Kensaku Owada's family

"must contact Mr. Hirata

about their son. "

Thank you for telling us.

Let's go see him now.

Kumiko, can you look after the baby?

I hope he'll be well.

He was so sick at the hospital.

He regretted dying after so many efforts to survive.

This way.

I' really sorry to tell you these sad news.

Excuse us.

- What's going on? - It's the parents.

Good.

It's my boss.

We're sorry to bother you.

It must be disheartening.

Sorry.

We're...

deeply affected by this misfortune.

You can come and see me if you have any problem.

Take heart!

Thank you.

My brother is dead.

Our last hope is gone.

Don't think about it, mom.

We have to take care of the funeral.

Mom, he's suffocating. Look.

What's going on?

I'll get the doctor.

Please.

Hurry!

It's time.

I'm leaving.

Fusako!

Here, Natsuko!

Sister!

Finally! I've been looking for you everywhere.

You're very stylish.

I'm glad.

It's Kumiko from Owada.

You're a big girl!

Do you remember, Kumiko? She's my sister who was in Korea.

You changed a lot. I didn't recognize you.

When did you come back?

In september 45. Your house had burned.

Nobody could tell me where you were.

How are our parents doing?

Are they fine?

They're dead.

Dead?

Mother died in Korea.

Father came back with me.

Malnutrition.

It has been very hard. Painful.

I lost my husband and my child.

Your husband too!

What are you doing now?

I'm a dancer.

It's great.

And you?

I didn't want to cause my husband's family anymore troubles.

So I left them and I'm working

in a company.

She's an executive secretary.

I'd like to leave the factory

to work somewhere else.

Where do you live?

In a flat near Tengejaya.

Can I live with you?

I'm living with friends. We're four in one room.

We never thought we would meet like that.

It's true.

But you, you're still luckier.

Why?

You had a happy youth.

You were married.

We, the youth,

won't be able to be happy anymore.

It's necessarily true.

Your clothes are very nice. Where do they come from?

I had them made here.

It must be expensive.

Very.

I haven't finished paying for them yet.

What if I became a dancer?

Don't be ridiculous.

Welcome.

A visit?

Come in.

He's our boss.

She's my sister I was looking for.

We met by chance.

Like in a dream.

I'm happy for you.

Your sister talked to me about you. I was worried.

Thank you.

It must have been hard.

If only I could dance...

My clothes aren't so nice.

It's time to go back.

I want to stay.

Your mother won't be happy if you come back late.

It's wonderful.

Hello.

Don't use my cosmetics.

Skinflint!

Skinflint yourself! Why don't you buy some?

I need of this to work.

I don't earn a lot of money.

You? An executive secretary?

Do you have another contract with him?

Don't be ridiculous.

You should take advantage of it.

It's not my boss' type.

The boat arrives tonight.

We must prepare 3 million.

I'm counting on you.

We'll get caught.

You're my secretary.