Women in Prison
Women in Prison

Movie·1956·2h 26m

Women in Prison

Directed By

Seiji Hisamatsu

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

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The Story

Original title: 女囚と共に

The woman prison has a cast all with a story of their own and with no dull or routine day. There is an employee who is divorced after her husband had an affair. She loves the jailed criminals and almost sees them as family. One day at a workshop someone faints while working hard to make money because she has a poor boyfriend. Another inmate is knocked up Another is a mother and has her child with her.

Written By

Sumie Tanaka

Producer

Kazuo Takimura

Cinematography

Jōji Ohara

Music

Ichirō Saitō

Themes

women's prison

Production House

Tokyo Eiga

Audience Score

40%

3 votes

Skip22%
Timepass50%
Go for it23%
Perfection5%

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Cast

Setsuko Hara

Setsuko Hara

Prison Officer

Michiyo Kogure

Michiyo Kogure

Yasuko Chiba, prisoner

Kyōko Kagawa

Kyōko Kagawa

Taeko Hara, prisoner

Yoshiko Kuga

Yoshiko Kuga

Senko Minami, prisoner

Kyōko Anzai

Kyōko Anzai

Yoshiko Taki, prisoner

Yōko Sugi

Yōko Sugi

Kayo Sagawa, prisoner

Chieko Naniwa

Chieko Naniwa

Mitsuko Kaneoka, prisoner

Yoko Tani

Yoko Tani

Mary, prisoner

Keiko Awaji

Keiko Awaji

Keiko Nomi, prisoner

Mariko Okada

Mariko Okada

Kazuko Hirai, prisoner

Kinuyo Tanaka

Kinuyo Tanaka

Prison Warden

Noriko Sengoku

Noriko Sengoku

Tenko Takahashi, prisoner

Kichijirō Ueda

Kichijirō Ueda

Ohno

Hisao Toake

Hisao Toake

Yamashita

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Crew

Seiji Hisamatsu

Seiji Hisamatsu

Director

Sumie Tanaka

Sumie Tanaka

Writer

Jōji Ohara

Jōji Ohara

Director of Photography

Ichirō Saitō

Original Music Composer

Kazuo Takimura

Executive Producer

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