“A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night”: A Powerful Look At the Exploitation of Women
While the director didn't set out to make a feminist film, "A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night" reads as a reclamation of female power in a patriarchal society.
Bijin hokesofu: Nozokareta imushitsu
Mako, the company doctor at a trading firm, was on cloud nine after winning the heart of Endo, an elite employee. One day, Kiriko—a career-woman colleague who joined the company at the same time—came to borrow the key to the infirmary. Kiriko was promiscuous, using the infirmary as a love hotel to bring in men from the office. Only Mako and Hiromi—another colleague from their intake year who suffered from depression—knew this secret. When Kiriko came to borrow the key as usual, Mako headed to the rooftop for a cigarette, only to find...
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Mako, the company doctor at a trading firm, was on cloud nine after winning the heart of Endo, an elite employee. One day, Kiriko—a career-woman colleague who joined the company at the same time—came to borrow the key to the infirmary. Kiriko was promiscuous, using the infirmary as a love hotel to bring in men from the office. Only Mako and Hiromi—another colleague from their intake year who suffered from depression—knew this secret. When Kiriko came to borrow the key as usual, Mako headed to the rooftop for a cigarette, only to find...
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Written By:Hisako Kurosawa
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Runtime:61 minutes
Studio:Okura Pictures, Cement Match
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