Battle of Roses

Battle of Roses

Bara kassen
🎞️ Movie 98 min JP
โ˜… 6.6 /10 1950

In Japan, after the death of Mr. Masago, her wife Satomi Masago loses the family's company 'Lily Cosmetic' to Mr. Mogy due to huge amount of debts relative to withdraws of money from the company made by her husband. Mogy blackmails Satomi's sister Hinako, asking her to marry him and he would not send Masago to jail, and Satomi wrongly understands that Hinako is dating her enemy Mogy. Satomi Masago founds the 'Niagera Cosmetic' to compete with Lily and becomes a powerful executive. Hinako indeed likes Sonoike, former employee of Toyo Pictures and hired to work in Niagera, but Satomi plots the marriage of Hinako with her manager Tsuke Hinjatsu. Meanwhile, their young sister Chisuzu Satomi decides to live with the small time crook and pimp Ejima, from 'Fashion & Films', being explored and abused by him. When Masago hires her lover Kojima to be the account of Niagera, she finds that Hinatsu is stealing the company with his mistress Yamashita. Hinatsu tries to kill Hinako and she loses her baby. Ejima publishes a book with the scandals of Masago, and her company bankrupts. In the end, the three sisters get rid off their mates and stay together.

Cast

Kuniko Miyake
Kuniko Miyake
Masago Satomi
Setsuko Wakayama
Setsuko Wakayama
Hinako
Yôko Katsuragi
Yôko Katsuragi
Chisuzu
Kôji Tsuruta
Kôji Tsuruta
Sonoike
Tōru Abe
Tōru Abe
Motegi
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Mitsuo Nagata
Taisuke Hinatsu
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Yôko Wakasugi
Kiyoko Yamashita
Shirō Ōsaka
Shirō Ōsaka
Ejima
Noriko Sengoku
Noriko Sengoku
Ejima's wife
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Hanshirô Iwai
Kojima
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Seiichi Suzuki
Composer
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Haruo Takeno
Cinematographer