Stolen Pleasure

Stolen Pleasure

1962 · 88 min · ★ 7.2 · Drama

High-end cabaret hostess Masuko discovers her long-term lover is actually married. Determined to secure her future, she aggressively manipulates him into divorcing his wife, only for their new marriage to be destabilized by the arrival of her young niece.

Directed by Yasuzō Masumura · Written by Kaneto Shindō

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