Two Bitches

1964 1h 31m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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The sexworker who works in Turkish baths plans to make her fortune on the stock market, open a beauty salon, and marry her boyfriend. However, her plans are turned upside down by the arrival of her half-sister, and her boyfriends unfaithfulness.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mayumi Ogawa
Asako Namiki
Mako Midori
Natsuko Namiki
Naoki Sugiura
Keizo Sekine
Kazuo Kitamura
Aoyama
Ken Mitsuda
Miki
Seiji Miyaguchi
Detective Tasaka
Takeshi Katō
Sadako Sawamura
Tetsu Kawabe

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yūsuke Watanabe
Writers: Yūsuke Watanabe, Kikuma Shimoiizaka
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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62 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yūsuke Watanabe, shot by Shoei Nishikawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Chumei Watanabe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Yoshiki Nagasawa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Mayumi Ogawa and Mako Midori and Naoki Sugiura carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0058407 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yūsuke Watanabe directs. Shoei Nishikawa behind the camera. Chumei Watanabe scores. Yoshiki Nagasawa cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

162 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Yūsuke Watanabe, shot by Shoei Nishikawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Chumei Watanabe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Yoshiki Nagasawa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Mayumi Ogawa and Mako Midori and Naoki Sugiura carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0058407 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.