prostitute,based on novel or book,despair,brothel,tokyo, japan,poverty,post war japan,shame

Street of Shame (1956)

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Men were their prey! Beauty was their lure!

The lives of five sex workers employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation is debating the passage of an anti-prostitution law.

Cast & Crew

Director
Kenji Mizoguchi
  • Profile picture of Machiko Kyō
    Mickey Machiko Kyō
  • Profile picture of Ayako Wakao
    Yasumi Ayako Wakao
  • Profile picture of Michiyo Kogure
    Hanae Michiyo Kogure
  • Profile picture of Aiko Mimasu
    Yumeko Aiko Mimasu
  • Profile picture of Kenji Sugawara
    Eiko Kenji Sugawara
  • Profile picture of Yasuko Kawakami
    Shizuko Yasuko Kawakami
  • Profile picture of Eitarō Shindō
    Kurazô Taya Eitarō Shindō
  • Profile picture of Bontarō Miake
    Officer Nonomura Bontarō Miake

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Keywords

  • prostitute
  • based on novel or book
  • despair
  • brothel
  • tokyo, japan
  • poverty
  • post war japan
  • shame