Girls of the night
Onna bakari no yoru | Kinuyo Tanaka
The ban on prostitution leaves Kuniko penniless and forces her to turn to a reformatory. But, re-education or otherwise, the stain of prejudice is often indelible. If Kinuyo Tanaka is the first notable female director in Japanese cinema, never has her militant feminism been more clearly expressed than here: Girls of the Night is a courageous call for respect in a society that is reluctant to question its moral and social standards.
Flagey, Cinematek
