Jokyo | |
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Directed by |
Kōzaburō Yoshimura Kon Ichikawa Yasuzō Masumura |
Written by | Shôfû Muramatsu Toshio Yasumi |
Produced by | Masaichi Nagata |
Starring |
Ayako Wakao Fujiko Yamamoto Machiko Kyō |
Cinematography | Hiroshi Murai |
Edited by | Tatsuji Nakashizu |
Distributed by | Daiei Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
A Woman's Testament (女経, Jokyō) is a 1960 Japanese drama anthology film directed by Kōzaburō Yoshimura, Kon Ichikawa and Yasuzō Masumura. [1] [2]
The film consists of three stories revolving around women. The first story is about a young woman who works in a Tokyo nightclub. She has what seems like a good plan for a strong financial future; she is investing in a company on the one hand, and on the other, taking action to snare the son of the company's owner in marriage. In the second story, a young woman is employed by a real estate agent in order to convince male clients to invest in worthless property, usually by bathing with them. The last story is about a widowed geisha who has no financial worries. But when she falls in love with a forger, she opts to wait for him after he is sent to prison. This causes trouble for her in family and society, but she ignores them despite the pressure.
A Woman's Testament was screened at the 10th Berlin International Film Festival. [3] [4]