Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District (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.
Released: Jul 31, 1956
Runtime: 81 minutes
Genre: Drama
Stars: Michiyo Aratama, Yukiko Todoroki, Seizaburō Kawazu, Tatsuya Mihashi, Izumi Ashikawa, Shinsuke Maki
Crew: Yūzō Kawashima (Director), Kuratarō Takamura (Director of Photography), Riichirō Manabe (Music), Shōhei Imamura (Assistant Director), Tadashi Nakamura (Editor), Shizui Sakagami (Producer)