Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District (1956)
Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District (1956)
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.

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Cast

Michiyo Aratama Michiyo Aratama As: Tsutae
Yukiko Todoroki Yukiko Todoroki As: Otoku
Seizaburō Kawazu Seizaburō Kawazu As: Mr. Ochiai
Tatsuya Mihashi Tatsuya Mihashi As: Yoshiji
Izumi Ashikawa Izumi Ashikawa As: Tamako
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Storyline

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.


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Details

Genres: Drama

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 31 July 1956

Country: JP

Runtime: 81m

Company Credits

Company: Nikkatsu Corporation

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Cast

Michiyo Aratama

Michiyo Aratama

Tsutae

Yukiko Todoroki

Yukiko Todoroki

Otoku

Seizaburō Kawazu

Seizaburō Kawazu

Mr. Ochiai

Tatsuya Mihashi

Tatsuya Mihashi

Yoshiji

Izumi Ashikawa

Izumi Ashikawa

Tamako

Shinsuke Maki

Shinsuke Maki

Nobuo

Noriko Katsura

Noriko Katsura

Woman Applying for Housemaid

Fudeko Tanaka

Fudeko Tanaka

Prostitute of a Certain Age

Kenjiro Uemura

Kenjiro Uemura

Denshichi

Kyōzō Fuyuki

Kyōzō Fuyuki

Soba Shop Owner

Shoichi Ozawa

Shoichi Ozawa

Sankichi

Zenji Yamada

Zenji Yamada

Man Looks Like Carpenter

Akiko Kikuno

Akiko Kikuno

Keiko Sumida

Keiko Sumida

Denshichi's Woman

Asako Tsuda

Asako Tsuda

Hatsue

Ikunosuke Koizumi

Ikunosuke Koizumi

Sushi Shop Owner

Koichiro Sakai

Koichiro Sakai

Policeman #1

Minoru Sato

Minoru Sato

Policeman #2

Yoshirō Katō

Yoshirō Katō

Radio Shop Clerk

Tsuchiyasu Kinohara

Tsuchiyasu Kinohara

Boat Man

Tomio Aoki

Tomio Aoki

Ice Man

Kazuko Tani

Kazuko Tani

Singer

Masami Miyaji

Masami Miyaji

Sushi Shop Girl

Aomi Shiba

Aomi Shiba

Landlady's Neighbour

Toshiko Suzuki

Toshiko Suzuki

Prostitute #1

Reiko Kuba

Reiko Kuba

Prostitute #2

Midori Mori

Midori Mori

Prostitute #3

Atsuko Katô

Atsuko Katô

Bus Conductor

Hisao Murata

Hisao Murata

Worker #1

Isao Yoshida

Isao Yoshida

Worker #2

Tomi Tsubaki

Tomi Tsubaki

Worker #3

Shinkichi Ube

Shinkichi Ube

Tattoed Man

Setsuko Suzukawa

Setsuko Suzukawa

Companion Lady

Tôru Hiranuma

Tôru Hiranuma

Kazuo

Kaoru Matsumoto

Kaoru Matsumoto

Toshio

Directed By

Yūzō Kawashima

Yūzō Kawashima

Director

Shōhei Imamura

Shōhei Imamura

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Yoshiko Shibaki

Yoshiko Shibaki

Original Story

Toshirō Ide

Toshirō Ide

Screenplay

Nobuyoshi Terada

Nobuyoshi Terada

Screenplay

Production Crew

Shizui Sakagami

Shizui Sakagami

Producer

Hiroyoshi Hayashimoto

Hiroyoshi Hayashimoto

Executive In Charge Of Production

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Visual Effects

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Camera

Kuratarō Takamura

Kuratarō Takamura

Director of Photography

Lighting

Mitsuo Onishi

Mitsuo Onishi

Lighting Technician

Art Department

Kimihiko Nakamura

Kimihiko Nakamura

Production Design

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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