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Strong Women, Weak Men

8.019681h 38mMovieComedyDrama

After the closure of a coal mine leaves her husband unemployed, Fumiko travels from Kyushu to Kyoto with her daughter Kimiko, and they become hostesses at a cabaret.

DirectorKaneto Shindō
WriterKaneto Shindō
ProducersKazuo Kuwahara·Setsuo Noto

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Cast · Directed by Kaneto Shindō

NONobuko Otowa
Nobuko Otowa
Fumiko
EY
Eiko Yamagishi
Kimiko
TTTaiji Tonoyama
Taiji Tonoyama
Zenzo
HKHideo Kanze
Hideo Kanze
Gonbee
DKDaigo Kusano
Daigo Kusano
Kawahara
AKAtsuko Kawaguchi
Atsuko Kawaguchi
Omitsu
THTorahiko Hamada
Torahiko Hamada
Kumagai
RTRokkō Toura
Rokkō Toura
Chief
KY
Kozo Yamamura
MM
Masaru Miyata
KM
Kikue Mōri
CW
Chūzaburō Wakamiya

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