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Clothes of Deception

Original title: Itsuwareru seisô
  • 1951
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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Clothes of Deception (1951)
Drama

The story of two sisters in post-war Japan. One is a geisha and the other works for the tourist board.The story of two sisters in post-war Japan. One is a geisha and the other works for the tourist board.The story of two sisters in post-war Japan. One is a geisha and the other works for the tourist board.

  • Director
    • Kôzaburô Yoshimura
  • Writer
    • Kaneto Shindô
  • Stars
    • Machiko Kyô
    • Yasuko Fujita
    • Keiju Kobayashi
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    113
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kôzaburô Yoshimura
    • Writer
      • Kaneto Shindô
    • Stars
      • Machiko Kyô
      • Yasuko Fujita
      • Keiju Kobayashi
    • 2User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins

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    Machiko Kyô
    Machiko Kyô
    • Kimicho
    Yasuko Fujita
    • Taeko, Kimicho's sister
    Keiju Kobayashi
    Keiju Kobayashi
    • Koji
    Emiko Yanagi
    • Fukuya
    Taeko Kitakouchi
    Chigusa Maki
    Ichirô Sugai
    Ichirô Sugai
    • Yamashita
    Eitarô Shindô
    Eitarô Shindô
    • Isehama
    Seizaburô Kawazu
    Seizaburô Kawazu
    • Watanabe
    Chieko Murata
    • Chiyo
    Hisako Takihana
    • Kiku
    Taiji Tonoyama
    Taiji Tonoyama
    • Kasama
    • Director
      • Kôzaburô Yoshimura
    • Writer
      • Kaneto Shindô
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    • Soundtracks
      Tankô bushi (aka: Coal mine tune)
      traditional
      At the banquet room

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    9/10

    Working Girls

    The director continues his exploration of the precariousness of existence in postwar Japan with this incisive study - which also provides a vivid record of early fifties Kyoto - of two sisters both at the mercy of the whims of the men who hold the purse-strings as they labour to keep a roof over their heads.
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    • Oct 13, 2020
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    • Release date
      • January 13, 1951 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Лживый наряд
    • Production company
      • Daiei Kyoto
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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