JAPAN · 1933

Woman Of Tokyo

Yasujiro Ozu
Japanese Golden Age sacrifice prostitution family obligation economic hardship sibling relationships
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Synopsis

Ryoichi and Chikako, brother and sister, live together. Chikako toils during the day and, at night, prostitutes herself to fund his college tuition.

Year1933
CountryJapan
DirectorYasujiro Ozu
Woman Of Tokyo poster

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