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Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District

70 %|Jul 31, 1956|Drama

A jobless young couple, Yoshigi and Tsutue, wind up at the outskirts of the Suzaki red-light district in Tokyo. Tsutue talks her way into a job pouring sake for male customers at a small bar run by a sympathetic older woman, while Yoshigi is shunted off into a nearby noodle shop, where he gets a job delivering noodles. Tsutue charms and runs off with one of her clients. Yoshigi, ignoring the attentions of a sweet co-worker, pursues Tsutue.

Featured Crew

Yūzō Kawashima
Director
Kuratarō Takamura
Director of Photography
Riichirō Manabe
Music
Shōhei Imamura
Assistant Director
Tadashi Nakamura
Editor
Shizui Sakagami
Producer
Fumio Hashimoto
Sound Recordist
Yoshiko Shibaki
Original Story

Cast

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Noriko Katsura
Woman Applying for Housemaid
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Fudeko Tanaka
Prostitute of a Certain Age
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Kyōzō Fuyuki
Soba Shop Owner
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Zenji Yamada
Man Looks Like Carpenter
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Keiko Sumida
Denshichi's Woman
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Ikunosuke Koizumi
Sushi Shop Owner
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Koichiro Sakai
Policeman #1
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Minoru Sato
Policeman #2
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Yoshirō Katō
Radio Shop Clerk
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Tomio Aoki
Ice Man
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Masami Miyaji
Sushi Shop Girl
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Aomi Shiba
Landlady's Neighbour
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Toshiko Suzuki
Prostitute #1
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Reiko Kuba
Prostitute #2
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Midori Mori
Prostitute #3
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Atsuko Katô
Bus Conductor
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Hisao Murata
Worker #1
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Isao Yoshida
Worker #2
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Tomi Tsubaki
Worker #3
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Shinkichi Ube
Tattoed Man
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Setsuko Suzukawa
Companion Lady