Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District

Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District

81 mins | Drama | July 31, 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.

Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District

81 mins | Drama | July 31, 1956

Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District
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.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Nikkatsu Corporation
Original title 洲崎パラダイス 赤信号
Directors Yūzō Kawashima, Shôhei Imamura
Writers Yoshiko Shibaki, Nobuyoshi Terada, Toshirō Ide

Cast

Michiyo Aratama

as Tsutae

Yukiko Todoroki

as Otoku

Seizaburō Kawazu

as Mr. Ochiai

Tatsuya Mihashi

as Yoshiji

Izumi Ashikawa

as Tamako

Shinsuke Maki

as Nobuo

Noriko Katsura

as Woman Applying for Housemaid

Fudeko Tanaka

as Prostitute of a Certain Age

Kenjiro Uemura

as Denshichi

Kyōzo Fuyuki

as Soba Shop Owner

Shoichi Ozawa

as Sankichi

Zenji Yamada

as Man Looks Like Carpenter

Keiko Sumida

as Denshichi's Woman

Asako Tsuda

as Hatsue

Ikunosuke Koizumi

as Sushi Shop Owner

Koichiro Sakai

as Policeman #1

Minoru Sato

as Policeman #2

Yoshirō Katō

as Radio Shop Clerk

Tsuchiyasu Kinohara

as Boat Man

Tomio Aoki

as Ice Man

Kazuko Tani

as Singer

Masami Miyaji

as Sushi Shop Girl

Aomi Shiba

as Landlady's Neighbour

Toshiko Suzuki

as Prostitute #1

Reiko Kuba

as Prostitute #2

Midori Mori

as Prostitute #3

Atsuko Katô

as Bus Conductor

Hisao Murata

as Worker #1

Isao Yoshida

as Worker #2

Tomi Tsubaki

as Worker #3

Shinkichi Ube

as Tattoed Man

Setsuko Suzukawa

as Companion Lady

Tôru Hiranuma

as Kazuo

Kaoru Matsumoto

as Toshio