Stolen Pleasure
1962Based on the original novel by Tokuda Shusei, adapted by frequent Masumura scribe Kaneto Shindo, this downbeat melodrama features a battle of women for the affections and commitment of the same man, a handsome car salesman. Masuko is the number one hostess at a cabaret, living with her lover, ... but finds out that he has a wife. When Masuko’s niece arrives the competition further ratchets up.
Acted in
Ayako Wakao
as Masuko
Jirō Tamiya
as Asai
Yoshie Mizutani
as Eiko
Yatsuko Tan'ami
as Yukiko
Eiji Funakoshi
as Aoyagi
Keiko Yumi
as Yoshiko
Jun Hamamura
as Tatsuo
Reiko Fujiwara
as Ryuko
Taiji Tonoyama
as Goro
Mayumi Kurata
as Michiyo
Takashi Nakamura
as Muro
Fujio Harumoto
as Komiya
Yūzō Hayakawa
as Kojima
Yasushi Nagata
Hiromi Ichida
as Midori
Tsuneko Sudō
as Yanagiko's mother
Kazuko Miyagawa
as Sakie
Hisao Toake
as Sakie's husband
Takako Ikegami
as Chizuruko
Shizuo Chūjō
Gen Harada
