The Garden of Women (女の園, Onna no sono) is a 1954 Japanese drama film written and directed by Keisuke Kinoshita.

The latter is a repeated cause for debate between Akiko, an overt socialist of upper-class descent, and Toshiko, who acts as sort of a leading figure and ideologue.

Yoshie enrolled in the school in an attempt to escape her rigid father, who also rejects her wish to marry her friend Shimoda once both have their degrees.

[2][3] Richie also commented favourably on Kinoshita's treatment of adolescent girls' emotional problems in this context, drawing comparisons to Mädchen in Uniform.

Nagisa Ōshima named The Garden of Women as the film which led to his decision to become a filmmaker himself in his 1995 documentary 100 Years of Japanese Cinema.