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Jokyô

IMDb ID: tt0054482 · Year: 1960 · Rating: 6.7 (170 votes)

Genres: Drama · Romance

Three stories about modern women. The first works in a nightclub and plans to marry the boss. The second is used by a real estate agent as a lure for customers. The third is a retired geisha who waits to be reunited with her jaile...

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: A Woman's Testament
Canada: A Woman's Testament (English)
United Kingdom: A Woman's Testament
Ireland: A Woman's Testament (English)
India: A Woman's Testament (English)
New Zealand: A Woman's Testament (English)
United States: A Woman's Testament
World-wide: A Woman's Testament (English)
South Africa: A Woman's Testament (English)
World-wide: A Sutra About Women (English, literal title)
World-wide: Code Od Woman (English, Alternative Title)
Argentina: El testamento de una mujer
World-wide: Jokei (English, Alternative Title)
Poland: Kobiecy testament
Brazil: O Testamento de uma Mulher
Turkey: Şehvet Uçurumu (Turkish)
France: Testaments de femmes
World-wide: Woman's Scroll (English, Alternative Title)
Russia: Заповедь женщины
Russia: Сутра женщины (Alternative Title)
Japan: 女経 (Japanese)
A Sutra About Women
Release Date1960-01-14Runtime100 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews0Critic Reviews5Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapaneseKeywordsagent
anthology
based on novel
Production CompaniesDaiei StudiosIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054482/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/00/tt0054482.jpgUpdated At2026-09-01T19:28:31

Stars

Ayako Wakao
Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Sachiko Hidari
Junko Kanô
Fujiko Yamamoto
Eiji Funakoshi
Keizō Kawasaki
Machiko Kyô
Jirō Tamiya
Ganjirô Nakamura

Directors

Kon Ichikawa
Yasuzô Masumura
Kôzaburô Yoshimura

Writers

Shôfû Muramatsu
Toshio Yasumi

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Ayako Wakao | Character: Kimi
Actor: Hiroshi Kawaguchi | Character: Tabata
Actor: Sachiko Hidari | Character: Satsuki
Actor: Junko Kanô | Character: Yumiko
Actor: Fujiko Yamamoto | Character: Tsuneko
Actor: Eiji Funakoshi | Character: Yasushi
Actor: Keizō Kawasaki | Character: Yoshisu
Actor: Machiko Kyô | Character: Omitsu
Actor: Jirō Tamiya | Character: Harumoto
Actor: Ganjirô Nakamura | Character: Gosuke
Actor: Michiko Ono | Character: Actress
Actor: Kenji Sugawara | Character: Ooishi
Actor: Jun Negami | Character: Kanemitsu
Actor: Chieko Murata | Character: Otatsu
Actor: Satoko Minami | Character: Actress
Actor: Hiromi Ichida | Character: Actress
Actor: Kumeko Urabe | Character: Osugi
Actor: Hisako Takihana | Character: Actress
Actor: Hikaru Hoshi | Character: Actor
Actor: Mantarō Ushio | Character: Actor
Actor: Bontarō Miake | Character: Actor
Actor: Fujio Harumoto | Character: Actor
Actor: Shirô Ôtsuji | Character: Actor
Actor: Yūzō Hayakawa | Character: Actor
Actor: Shō Natsuki | Character: Actor
Actor: Eiichi Takamura | Character: Actor
Actor: Hachirô Misumi | Character: Actor
Actor: Jun Osanai | Character: Yamamoto
Actor: Seiji Kurokawa | Character: Actor
Actor: Tarô Marui | Character: Actor
Actor: Osamu Ôkawa | Character: Actor
Actor: Mitsuhiro Môri | Character: Actor
Actor: Fumiko Murata | Character: Actress
Actor: Keiko Koyanagi | Character: Actress
Actor: Masuko Ineda | Character: Actress
Actor: Teruko Yoneda | Character: Actress
Actor: Mariko Ogasawara | Character: Tabata family's maid
Actor: Mitsuko Takesato | Character: Cabaret waitress
Actor: Mitsuko Han'ya | Character: Cabaret waitress
Actor: Reiko Hibiki | Character: Cabaret waitress
Actor: Mariko Miho | Character: Actress
Actor: Michiko Takano | Character: Actress
Actor: Atsumi Hirakura | Character: Katsuyo
Actor: Hitomi Nozoe | Character: Girl (segment: Mono o takaku uritsukeru onna)

[Directors Group]
Name: Kon Ichikawa | Role: Director
Name: Yasuzō Masumura | Role: Director
Name: Kōzaburō Yoshimura | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Shôfû Muramatsu | Role: Writer
Name: Toshio Yasumi | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Hiroaki Fujii | Role: Producer
Name: Masaichi Nagata | Role: Producer
Name: Kazuo Tsukaguchi | Role: Producer
Name: Osamu Yoneda | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Yasushi Akutagawa | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Setsuo Kobayashi | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Kazuo Miyagawa | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Hiroshi Murai | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Tatsuji Nakashizu | Role: Editor

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Atsuji Shibata | Role: Art Director
Name: Takesaburô Watanabe | Role: Art Director
Name: Hiroshi Yamaguchi | Role: Art Director

[Production Management]
Name: Asao Kumada | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Shû Miyazaki | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Kôzô Sugano | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Tarō Yuge | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Sound Department]
Name: Kunio Hashimoto | Role: Sound Department
Name: Yasuyuki Saegusa | Role: Sound Department
Name: Takeo Suda | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Tsunekichi Shibata | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Gentarô Takuma | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Isamu Yoneyama | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Ryôhei Yanagihara | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054482/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Japan: January 14, 1960
West Germany: June 1960 (Berlin International Film Festival)
Hong Kong: February 20, 1961
Japan: July 1, 2014 (Yasuzo Masumura Retrospective)
Argentina: November 23, 2021 (restored version, Mar del Plata Film Festival)

Awards

Nominee | 1960 | Berlin International Film Festival | Golden Berlin Bear | Kōzaburō Yoshimura, Kon Ichikawa, Yasuzō Masumura, A Woman's Testament
Winner | 1961 | Kinema Junpo Awards | Kinema Junpo Award | Best Actress | Fujiko Yamamoto, A Woman's Testament, The Twilight Story
Winner | 1961 | Mainichi Film Concours | Mainichi Film Concours | Best Director | Kon Ichikawa, Brother, A Woman's Testament

Box Office

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