A Woman's Testament
Jokyō (女経, Jokyō, A Woman's Testament) is a 1960 Japanese drama film directed by Kōzaburō Yoshimura, Kon Ichikawa and Yasuzo Masumura. It was entered into the 10th Berlin International Film Festival.
| Jokyo | |
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| Directed by | Kōzaburō Yoshimura Kon Ichikawa Yasuzo Masumura |
| Produced by | Masaichi Nagata |
| Written by | Shôfû Muramatsu Toshio Yasumi |
| Starring | Ayako Wakao Fujiko Yamamoto Machiko Kyō |
| Cinematography | Hiroshi Murai |
| Edited by | Tatsuji Nakashizu |
| Distributed by | Daiei Film |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Plot
This is a series 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.
Cast
- Episode 1 (directed by Yasuzo Masumura)
- Ayako Wakao - Kimi
- Hiroshi Kawaguchi - Tabata
- Sachiko Hidari - Satsuki
- Jirō Tamiya - Harumoto
- Chieko Murata - Otatsu
- Episode 2 (directed by Kon Ichikawa)
- Fujiko Yamamoto - Tsuneko
- Eiji Funakoshi - Yasushi
- Hitomi Nozoe - Girl
- Episode 3 (directed by Kōzaburō Yoshimura)
- Machiko Kyō - Omitsu
- Ganjirō Nakamura - Gosuke
- Junko Kano - Yumiko
- Jun Negishi - Kanemitsu