Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District

Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District

1956 · 81 min · ★ 7.0 · 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.

Directed by Yūzō Kawashima · Written by Toshiro Ide

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Michiyo Aratama Tsutae
Yukiko Todoroki Otoku
Seizaburō Kawazu Mr. Ochiai
Tatsuya Mihashi Yoshiji
Izumi Ashikawa Tamako
Shinsuke Maki Nobuo
Noriko Katsura Woman Applying for Housemaid
Fudeko Tanaka Prostitute of a Certain Age
Kenjiro Uemura Denshichi
Kyōzō Fuyuki Soba Shop Owner
Shoichi Ozawa Sankichi
Zenji Yamada Man Looks Like Carpenter

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