
The Woman in the Rumor
1954 · Movie · 83 min · ★ 7.3
After a failed engagement, devastated Yukiko returns to her mother’s geisha house in Kyoto where she catches the eye of a young doctor.
Also known as The Crucified Woman · The Woman of Rumour · Her Mother's Profession
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Details
- Original title
- 噂の女
- Years
- 1954
- Release date
- 1954-06-20
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 83 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (45 votes)
Themes
- brothel
- prostitution
- older woman younger man relationship
- kyoto, japan
- brothel madam
- mother daughter relationship
- social prejudice
- noh (nō) theater
Cast & crew

Kinuyo Tanaka
as Hatsuko Mabuchi

Tomiemon Otomo
as Kenji Matoba

Yoshiko Kuga
as Yukiko Mabuchi

Bontarō Miake
as Kobayashi

Chieko Naniwa
as Osaki

Eitarō Shindō
as Yasuichi Harada
- MA
Michiko Ai
as Tayū Aioi
- TD
Teruko Daimi
as Tayū Onoue

Saburo Date
as Nakauchi
- TH
Teruyo Hasegawa
as Tayū Kisaragi
Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi