Strong Women, Weak Men

1968•1h 38m

ComedyDrama

After the closure of a coal mine leaves her husband unemployed, Fumiko travels from Kyushu to Kyoto with her daughter Kimiko, and they become hostesses at a cabaret.

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Production

Kindai Eiga Kyokai

Language

Status

Released

Release Date

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

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Cast

Nobuko Otowa

Fumiko

Eiko Yamagishi

Kimiko

Taiji Tonoyama

Zenzo

Hideo Kanze

Gonbee

Daigo Kusano

Kawahara

Atsuko Kawaguchi

Omitsu

Torahiko Hamada

Kumagai

Rokkō Toura

Chief

Kozo Yamamura

Masaru Miyata

Kikue Mōri

Chūzaburō Wakamiya

Yoshinobu Ogawa

Moeko Ezawa

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