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A Wicked Woman

A Wicked Woman

19586.51h 14m

Overview

In 1870's Tokyo, Den steals to support the daughter of her first marriage and her consumptive second husband. She falls in love with a young policeman, but is coerced into becoming the mistress of and procurer for a vice boss.

Directed by Nobuo Nakagawa
Written by Shin Nakazawa, Katsuyoshi Nakatsu
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Top Cast

Katsuko Wakasugi

Katsuko Wakasugi

Oden Takahashi

Jūzaburō Akechi

Jūzaburō Akechi

Kazuma Namikawa

Tetsuro Tamba

Tetsuro Tamba

Ihei Ôsawa

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Akira Nakamura

Jinjûrô Koga

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Gen Funabashi

Kakunosuke Kurata

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Asao Matsumoto

Naminosuke Takahashi

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Saburō Sawai

Kichizô Gotô

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Arata Shibata

Ichizô

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Minako Yamada

Kozue Kurata

Themes & Keywords

loss of loved oneyakuzahuman traffickingmeiji periodtakahashi oden

About A Wicked Woman

A Wicked Woman is a drama, crime film released in 1958 exploring themes of loss of loved one, yakuza, human trafficking, meiji period, takahashi oden. Directed by Nobuo Nakagawa, it stars Katsuko Wakasugi, Jūzaburō Akechi, Tetsuro Tamba. In 1870's Tokyo, Den steals to support the daughter of her first marriage and her consumptive second husband. She falls in love with a young policeman, but is coerced into becoming the mistress of and procurer for a vice boss.

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