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Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District
Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District

Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District

Genres

Drama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

81 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

31 July 1956

Country

Japan

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

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