The Shape of Night (夜の片鱗) 59 years old

Yoshie Nogami, a factory worker by day, moonlights as a hostess at a bar. One of the regulars, Eiji Kitami, invites her out on a date. Still only 19, she goes along out of curiosity and ends up spending the night at a hotel where she gives herself to him. They begin a passionate love affair and move in together, after which Yoshie begins skipping work at the factory and rarely returns to her family home. Before long, Eiji’s demeanor changes and he begins to constantly ask her for money. Despite claiming to be a businessman, he is actually a local thug, and his inability to pay his dues to his gang leads him to force Yoshie into prostitution.

Credits

The Shape of Night Cast

Name Character
Bunta Sugawara He was 30, 81 years old when he died as Tamura
Miyuki Kuwano She was 21, now 81 years old as Yoshie Nomoto
Misako Tominaga She was 30, 41 years old when she died as Kimiko
Mikijiro Hira He was 30, 82 years old when he died as Eiji Kitami
Isao Kimura He was 40, 58 years old when he died as Saitô
Keisuke Sonoi as Hiroshi Fujii

The Shape of Night Crew

Name Department
Keiichi Uraoka as Editor. He was 34 (78) years old when He died Editing
The Shape of Night poster
The Shape of Night (59 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, May 30, 1964
  • Runtime: 109 minutes