Woman of Tokyo
| Woman of Tokyo | |
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| Japanese | 東京の女 |
| Hepburn | Tokyo no Onna |
| Directed by | Yasujirō Ozu |
| Written by |
Kōgo Noda Tadao Ikeda |
| Starring | Yoshiko Okada Ureo Egawa |
| Cinematography | Hideo Mohara |
| Edited by | Kazuo Ishikawa |
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Shochiku/Kamata
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Running time
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45 mins |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Woman of Tokyo (東京の女 Tokyo no Onna?) is a 1933 Japanese film directed by Yasujirō Ozu. The film's working title was Her Case, For Example (例えば彼女の場合 Tatoeba kanojo no baai)
The film tells of a student whose sister supports his studies by moonlighting as a translator. When he hears that, in reality, she is working as a hostess in a seedy dance-hall, he is devastated.
Ryoichi (Ureo Egawa), a student, and Chikako (Yoshiko Okada), his older sister, go through their morning routine. Chikako gives Ryoichi his pocket money and he leaves for university.
At Chikako's office, a police officer asks Chikako's boss for her employment records. The boss tells him that Chikako also works evenings for a professor. Chikako remains unaware that she is under investigation.
Ryoichi and his girlfriend, Harue (Kinuyo Tanaka), are at the cinema watching If I Had a Million. Afterwards, Harue returns home and talks with her brother, Kinoshita (Shinyo Nara). Kinoshita reveals that he has heard a rumour that Chikako is not assisting a professor but rather working nights at a cabaret bar. He also implies that she may be a prostitute.
Harue visits Ryoichi and tells him what she has heard about Chikako. At first Ryoichi laughs, before becoming angry and demanding that Harue leave.
Chikako touches up her makeup at the cabaret bar, and then phones Ryoichi to tell him that she will be late home. Ryoichi hangs up and Chikako gets into the back of a car with a customer.
Chikako returns home later that night to find Ryoichi still awake. He confronts her, demanding that she give up her job at the bar. When Chikako fails to justify her behaviour, Ryoichi repeatedly strikes her. Chikako implores Ryoichi to work hard at university, thereby making her hardships worthwhile. Ryoichi storms out.
The next morning, Kinoshita dons his police officer's uniform. He tells Harue that she should have let him talk to Ryoichi, and then leaves for work. Chikako comes to the door looking for Ryoichi, since he did not return home the previous night. Harue invites Chikako inside and tearfully reveals that she told Ryoichi what she had heard about Chikako's job. Harue takes a phone call from Kinoshita, who has arrived at the police station. He tells her that Ryoichi has committed suicide. Harue informs Chikako that her brother is dead.
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