Michiko is a spirited young woman who was invited by the delinquent Kuniko to a shady cabaret, where she was introduced to a pseudo-gentleman named Nanbu. However, during a police raid, Michiko was the only unlucky one to be taken into custody. The next morning, her mother Chiyo was summoned to pick her up and was reunited there with her biological son, Prosecutor Hagiwara.
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Aiko Mimasu
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Toshiko Hatori
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Miki Sanjō
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Eiji Funakoshi
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歌川マユミ
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Ichirō Izawa
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Kenjiro Uemura
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The Quiet Duel
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Kamatari Fujiwara
Known for
Seven Samurai
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Nobuko Shingu
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A Wife Confesses
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Reiko Minagawa
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Kenrantaru fukushū
Susumu Atsumi
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Kazuaki Komiya
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Hyōchū no Bijo
Seiji Hisamatsu Director · Taketaka Yagisawa Screenplay Michio Takahashi Cinematographer
First release November 5, 1949 · Produced in Japan · Original title 母燈台
Production
Daiei Film
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Japan
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Original title
母燈台
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · November 5, 1949
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No release date listed for United States.
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