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Yoru no chô

IMDb ID: tt0358779 · Year: 1957 · Rating: 6.7 (49 votes)

Genres: Drama

A traditional bar mistress in Kyoto clashes with her Tokyo rival.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesUnited Kingdom: Night Butterflies
United States: Night Butterflies
World-wide: Night Butterflies (English)
World-wide: Leaves of Night (Alternative Title)
India: Yoru no chô (English)
Russia: Ночные бабочки
Japan: 夜の蝶 (Japanese)
Ночные бабочки
Release Date1957-07-28Runtime90 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews0Critic Reviews3Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapaneseProduction CompaniesDaiei StudiosIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0358779/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0358779.jpgUpdated At2025-11-07T17:26:07

Stars

Machiko Kyô
Fujiko Yamamoto
Eiji Funakoshi
Hiroshi Akutagawa
Eitarō Ozawa
Sō Yamamura
Mieko Kondô
Yasuko Kawakami
Yûko Yashio
Keiko Fujita

Directors

Kōzaburō Yoshimura

Writers

Matsutarō Kawaguchi
Sumie Tanaka

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Machiko Kyô | Character: Mari
Actor: Fujiko Yamamoto | Character: Okiku
Actor: Eiji Funakoshi | Character: Shuji
Actor: Hiroshi Akutagawa | Character: Osamu Harada
Actor: Eitarō Ozawa | Character: Kohei Kizaki
Actor: Sō Yamamura | Character: Ichiro Shirosawa
Actor: Mieko Kondô | Character: Kimiko Asai
Actor: Yasuko Kawakami | Character: Sanae
Actor: Yûko Yashio | Character: Actress
Actor: Keiko Fujita | Character: Actress
Actor: Miyako Tachibana | Character: Actress
Actor: Noriko Hodaka | Character: Kei
Actor: Keizō Kawasaki | Character: Jimmy
Actor: Bontarō Miake | Character: Actor
Actor: Mantarō Ushio | Character: Actor
Actor: Yasushi Sugita | Character: Actor
Actor: Osamu Maruyama | Character: Actor
Actor: Hidero Takamatsu | Character: Actor
Actor: Kōichi Itō | Character: Actor
Actor: Tatsuo Hanabu | Character: Actor
Actor: Jō Ōhara | Character: Actor
Actor: Shiroyuki Miyajima | Character: Actor
Actor: Saburô Date | Character: Actor
Actor: Ichirô Amano | Character: Actor
Actor: Keiji Aoyama | Character: Actor
Actor: Rin Sugimori | Character: Actor
Actor: Jun Osanai | Character: Actor
Actor: Yūzō Hayakawa | Character: Actor
Actor: Kisao Tobita | Character: Actor
Actor: Shunji Tsuda | Character: Actor
Actor: Ken'ichi Tani | Character: Actor
Actor: Munehiko Takada | Character: Actor
Actor: Junko Kanô | Character: Actress
Actor: Junko Koizumi | Character: Actress
Actor: Eniko Seto | Character: Actress
Actor: Sachiko Higuro | Character: Actor
Actor: Aiko Mishima | Character: Actress
Actor: Mitsuko Takesato | Character: Actress
Actor: Yoshiko Kusunoki | Character: Actress
Actor: Ayako Okamura | Character: Actress
Actor: Nobuko Tanei | Character: Actress
Actor: Hiromi Ichida | Character: Kazue
Actor: Midori Komatsu | Character: Actress
Actor: Toshiko Higuchi | Character: Actress
Actor: Toshiko Kagiyama | Character: Actress
Actor: Hideko Takano | Character: Actress
Actor: Toshiko Kisaragi | Character: Actress
Actor: Akira Ozu | Character: Actor
Actor: Kôji Kosugi | Character: Actor
Actor: Kazuo Sumida | Character: Actor
Actor: Ken Yamaguchi | Character: Actor
Actor: Teruhiko Shima | Character: Actor
Actor: Masahide Yokogawa | Character: Actor
Actor: Gen Harada | Character: Actor
Actor: Eiichi Takamura | Character: Actor
Actor: Nobuo Nakamura | Character: Customer
Actor: Ken Mitsuda | Character: Customer
Actor: Seiji Miyaguchi | Character: Customer
Actor: Shin Tatsuoka | Character: Actor
Actor: Kenji Ōyama | Character: Actor
Actor: Toranosuke Ogawa | Character: Actor
Actor: Hisao Toake | Character: Actor

[Directors Group]
Name: Kōzaburō Yoshimura | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Matsutarō Kawaguchi | Role: Writer
Name: Sumie Tanaka | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Haruo Kawasaki | Role: Producer
Name: Masaichi Nagata | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Sei Ikeno | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Kazuo Miyagawa | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Tôyô Suzuki | Role: Editor

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Shigeo Mano | Role: Art Director

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Akitaka Horiguchi | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Masao Makino | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Umeka Shinozaki | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Susumu Atsumi | Role: Production Manager
Name: Keiichi Sakane | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Takeshi Abe | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Yoshio Inoue | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Chikara Komatsubara | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Akira Inoue | Role: Art Department
Name: Yutaka Shimizu | Role: Art Department
Name: Tatsuzô Takahashi | Role: Art Department
Name: Makoto Tamura | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Katsujirô Hanaoka | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kunio Hashimoto | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Shin'ichi Fujino | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Yukio Itô | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Isamu Shiina | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Shōzō Tanaka | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Yonesaburô Tsukiji | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sanshirô Yokote | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Shin Naitô | Role: Costume Department
Name: Yoshio Ueno | Role: Costume Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Hide Horimoto | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Masafumi Miyamoto | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Yûkichi Nagakawa | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Otojirô Sakane | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kasumi Teshigahara | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

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Release Schedule

Japan: July 28, 1957

Awards

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Box Office

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