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]
| 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 |
Plot
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.
Cast
- Episode 1 (directed by Yasuzo Masumura)
- Ayako Wakao as Kimi
- Hiroshi Kawaguchi as Tabata
- Sachiko Hidari as Satsuki
- Jirō Tamiya as Harumoto
- Chieko Murata as Otatsu
- Episode 2 (directed by Kon Ichikawa)
- Fujiko Yamamoto as Tsuneko
- Eiji Funakoshi as Yasushi
- Hitomi Nozoe as the girl
- Episode 3 (directed by Kōzaburō Yoshimura)
- Machiko Kyō as Omitsu
- Nakamura Ganjirō II as Gosuke
- Junko Kano as Yumiko
- Jun Negishi as Kanemitsu
Release
A Woman's Testament was screened at the 10th Berlin International Film Festival.[3][4]
