Strong Women, Weak Men
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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.
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Cast
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Nobuko Otowa
Fumiko
Known for
Onibaba
The Naked Island
Eiko Yamagishi
Kimiko
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Taiji Tonoyama
Zenzo
Known for
Onibaba
In the Realm of the Senses
Hideo Kanze
Gonbee
Known for
Woman in the Dunes
Pitfall
Daigo Kusano
Kawahara
Known for
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
Atsuko Kawaguchi
Omitsu
Known for
The Sword of Doom
Demons
Torahiko Hamada
Kumagai
Known for
Vengeance Is Mine
Sword of the Beast
Rokkō Toura
Chief
Known for
Kuroneko
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Kozo Yamamura
Also in
This Transient Life
Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman
Masaru Miyata
Also in
Conquest
Libido
Kikue Mōri
Known for
Ugetsu
Sansho the Bailiff
Chūzaburō Wakamiya
Also in
Hymn
Attack at Daylight
Kaneto Shindō Director · Hikaru Hayashi Composer Kiyomi Kuroda Cinematographer
First release June 30, 1968 · Produced in Japan · Original title 強虫女と弱虫男
Production
Kindai Eiga Kyokai
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Japan
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Original title
強虫女と弱虫男
Original language
Japanese
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Japanese
Release dates
Japan · June 30, 1968
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No release date listed for United States.
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