The Shape of Night

The Shape of Night

1964•1h 49m•6.6/10

CrimeDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.6/10(5)

Yoshie Nogami, a factory worker by day, works as a bar hostess at night. She begins a passionate affair with one of her regulars, but his changing demeanor and constant demands for money lead Yoshie down a dark path.

Open in PickFlick

Production

Shochiku

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Miyuki Kuwano

Miyuki Kuwano

Yoshie Nomoto

Mikijiro Hira

Mikijiro Hira

Eiji Kitami

Keisuke Sonoi

Keisuke Sonoi

Hiroshi Fujii

Masuyo Iwamoto

Masuyo Iwamoto

Machiko Kosugi

Misako Tominaga

Misako Tominaga

Kimiko

Bunta Sugawara

Bunta Sugawara

Tamura

Isao Kimura

Isao Kimura

Saitô

Yoshiko Hiromura

Keiko

Shinji Tanaka

Noriko Sengoku

Noriko Sengoku

Akitake Kōno

Miyoko Nakamura

Emiko Kure

Kenji Yoshino

Hideaki Nagai

Tonbo Zushi

Tonbo Zushi

Yoshihide Satō

Recommended

Home Sweet Home

Home Sweet Home

The Ueki family may not be wealthy, but smiles are never in short supply. The father is awarded prize money for 25 years of service to his workplace, but has it stolen on the way home from the ceremony...

Home Sweet Home

1951

6.8

Nullarbor

Nullarbor

An animated road-movie set across the vast and barren landscape of Australia's Nullarbor Plain.

Nullarbor

2011

7.3

(NULL)

(NULL)

An unknown girl breaks out of her daily grind by undergoing an intense audio-visual trip.

(NULL)

2013

8.1

NULL

A hitman is tasked to take out ex-mobsters when he suddenly hears a voice that questions his morality.

NULL

2021

9.2

102 Dalmatians

102 Dalmatians

Get ready for a howling good time as an all new assortment of irresistible animal heroes are unleashed in this great family tail! In an unlikely alliance, the outrageous Waddlesworth - a parrot who thinks he's a Rottweiler - teams up with Oddball - an un-marked Dalmatian puppy eager to earn her spots! Together they embark on a laugh-packed quest to outwit the ever-scheming Cruella De Vil.

102 Dalmatians

2000

5.5

Captain Nulle

Captain Nulle

Valdis Nulle is a young and ambitious captain of fishing ship 'Dzintars'. He has his views on fishing methods but the sea makes its own rules. Kolkhoz authorities are forced to include dubious characters in his crew, for example, former captain Bauze and silent alcoholic Juhans. The young captain lacks experience in working with so many fishermen on board. Unexpectedly, pretty engineer Sabīne is ordered to test a new construction fishing net on Nulle's ship and 'production conflict' between her and the captain arises...

Captain Nulle

1964

7.4

Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning

Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning

Set in 19th Century Canada, Brigitte and her sister Ginger take refuge in a Traders' Fort which later becomes under siege by some savage werewolves. But when one of the girls is bitten, they have no one to turn to but themselves.

Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning

2004

6.1

Madrid, 1987

Madrid, 1987

In 1987 Madrid, the unexpected encounter between a seasoned journalist and a young student leads to a profound exploration of love, desire, politics, power, and discovery of each other.

Madrid, 1987

2012

6.5

The Gauntlet

The Gauntlet

Phoenix cop Ben Shockley is well on his way to becoming a derelict when he is assigned to transport a witness from Las Vegas. The witness turns out to be a belligerent prostitute with mob ties—and incriminating information regarding a high-ranking official.

The Gauntlet

1977

6.5

American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile

American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile

When Erik Stifler realizes that he's the only Stifler family member who might graduate high school a virgin, he decides to live up to his legacy. After some well-meaning advice from Jim's dad, Erik's ready to take his chances at the annual and infamous Naked Mile race, where his devoted friends and some uninhibited sorority girls will create the most outrageous weekend ever.

American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile

2006

5.5

A Bullet for the General

A Bullet for the General

El Chuncho's bandits rob arms from a train, intending to sell the weapons to Elias' revolutionaries. They are helped by one of the passengers, Bill Tate, and allow him to join them, unware of his true intentions.

A Bullet for the General

1967

6.6

The Play House

The Play House

Upon waking from the dream of a theater peopled entirely by numerous Buster Keatons, a lowly stage hand causes havoc everywhere he works.

The Play House

1921

6.8

Similar Movies

My Man

My Man

In Lyon, where many are unemployed, Marie is a prostitute who loves her work: she's thoughtful and exuberant toward clients old and young, slim or flabby. One night, a homeless man sleeps in the foyer of her apartment house; she gives him a hot meal, then a place on the floor to sleep by her radiator, then she offers herself. She falls in love, giving him new life, clothes, a place to live. When he grouses that he must bar hop while she uses the flat for her work, she finds them a larger flat. He grows restless, seducing a manicurist and pressing her to prostitution. He's arrested for procuring, so Marie must decide what to do; he, too, must face the consequences of his choices.

My Man

1996

5.7

I'll Kill the Women

I'll Kill the Women

A unique action-packed drama that tells the story of a Yakuza man who craves blood like crazy, unaware that he has fallen into a trap set by his younger brother.

I'll Kill the Women

1958

Hôtel du Nord

Hôtel du Nord

A young couple's suicide pact goes awry, leaving the woman to face her survival with a new admirer while pining for her lost love.

Hôtel du Nord

1938

7.2

Earthquake Bird

Earthquake Bird

Tokyo, Japan, 1989. Lucy Fly, a foreigner who works as a translator, begins a passionate relationship with Teiji, a mysterious man obsessed with photography.

Earthquake Bird

2019

5.9

Hobo with a Shotgun

Hobo with a Shotgun

A vigilante homeless man pulls into a new city and finds himself trapped in urban chaos, a city where crime rules and where the city's crime boss reigns. Seeing an urban landscape filled with armed robbers, corrupt cops, abused prostitutes and even a pedophile Santa, the Hobo goes about bringing justice to the city the best way he knows how - with a 20-gauge shotgun. Mayhem ensues when he tries to make things better for the future generation. Street justice will indeed prevail.

Hobo with a Shotgun

2011

5.9

Yellowknife

Yellowknife

The film tells the story of three couples on the road between the Atlantic coast and the Northwest Territories in Canada.

Yellowknife

2002

7.3

Quick, Let's Get Married

Quick, Let's Get Married

Madame Rinaldi, owner of a bordello, helps thief Mario Forni locate an ancient buried treasure.

Quick, Let's Get Married

1964

2.3

$30

$30

A father buys his closeted son a night with a prostitute.

$30

1999

6.0

History of Yakuza Conflict: Huge Organizational Split

History of Yakuza Conflict: Huge Organizational Split

Fujio Yamadai, the third generation leader of Japan's largest organized crime group, Tamba-gumi, has passed away due to illness. Yamatatsu group leader Tatsuo Yamanaka (Hakuryu), who has become acting group leader, recommends Tamba group leader Kazuhisa Takemoto (Hitoshi Ozawa) to Kashira. However, Sumiko, the sister of the third generation Yamadai, who actually runs the Tanba-gumi, mentions that Takemoto is the man who will inherit the fourth generation of the Tanba-gumi. Eventually, the Takemoto faction and Yamanakaha became enemies, and the huge organization split into two. This spurs the assassination of the boss...

History of Yakuza Conflict: Huge Organizational Split

2015

Takedown

Takedown

Five years ago David's life came undone when his young daughter fell victim to a brutal attack. The subsequent emotional fallout cost him his marriage and his job. Handicapped by guilt and anguish David abandoned his past and alienated himself. He took a second rate job as a security guard and plodded on - his wounds concealed but unhealed. All it would take is a scratch for them to open wide and consume him.... During a routine security inspection, David discovers a young Serbian girl stowed in the cab of a truck. Her sister and other girls have been murdered - all victims of a perfidious human trafficking racket. She pleads for his help. This is his chance at retribution. This time he will champion the young girl that places her trust in him. But David is taking on Goliath and he has his back against the wall and a gun at his head. Enlisting the help of a woman's refuge counselor, David embarks on a do or die mission to save the girl.

Takedown

2010

4.5

The Whores

The Whores

Orlanda, Liuccia, Milù, Blu Blu and Veronica are five women in Palermo, Sicily, each different from the other. But, along with transvestite Kim and young man Maurizio, they all share something: they're "buttane", hookers, who spend the day between the streets and home; some got children, some got problems with the pimps, some with the clients...

The Whores

1994

5.4

The Pornographer

The Pornographer

A socially inept man's amateur porn film wins him a contract with a small-time pornography distribution company, where he faces a series of moral crises and is forced to face his own porn addiction.

The Pornographer

1999

4.3