A Woman's Testament

A Woman's Testament (女経, Jokyō) is a 1960 Japanese drama anthology film directed by Kōzaburō Yoshimura, Kon Ichikawa and Yasuzō Masumura.^[1][2]

Jokyo
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Kōzaburō Yoshimura Kon Ichikawa Yasuzō Masumura
Written by	Shôfû Muramatsu Toshio Yasumi
Produced by	Masaichi Nagata
Starring	Ayako Wakao Fujiko Yamamoto Machiko Kyō
Cinematography	Hiroshi Murai
Edited by	Tatsuji Nakashizu
Distributed by	Daiei Film
Release date	14 January 1960 (1960-01-14) (Japan)[1]
Running time	101 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Plot

The film consists of three stories revolving around women. The first story is about a young woman who works in a Tokyo nightclub. She has what seems like a good plan for a strong financial future; she is investing in a company on the one hand, and on the other, taking action to snare the son of the company's owner in marriage. In the second story, a young woman is employed by a real estate agent in order to convince male clients to invest in worthless property, usually by bathing with them. The last story is about a widowed geisha who has no financial worries. But when she falls in love with a forger, she opts to wait for him after he is sent to prison. This causes trouble for her in family and society, but she ignores them despite the pressure.

Cast

Episode 1 (directed by Yasuzo Masumura)

• Ayako Wakao as Kimi
• Hiroshi Kawaguchi as Tabata
• Sachiko Hidari as Satsuki
• Jirō Tamiya as Harumoto
• Chieko Murata as Otatsu

Episode 2 (directed by Kon Ichikawa)

• Fujiko Yamamoto as Tsuneko
• Eiji Funakoshi as Yasushi
• Hitomi Nozoe as the girl

Episode 3 (directed by Kōzaburō Yoshimura)

• Machiko Kyō as Omitsu
• Nakamura Ganjirō II as Gosuke
• Junko Kano as Yumiko
• Jun Negishi as Kanemitsu

Release

A Woman's Testament was screened at the 10th Berlin International Film Festival.^[3][4]