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Street of Shame revolves around the lives of five female prostitutes working at Dreamland, a licensed brothel owned by the Tayas in a red-light district in Tokyo's Yoshiwara district, while the Diet reconsiders a ban on prostitution.
A 1956 film by Kenji Mizoguchi that depicts the lives of five women who work in a legal brothel in Tokyo. The film explores their dreams, struggles, and challenges as they face a possible ban on prostitution and other personal issues.
- (4.9K)
- Drama
- Kenji Mizoguchi
- 1959-06-04
Kenji Mizoguchi, drama, final film, English-subtitles. Language. Japanese. For his final film, Mizoguchi brought a lifetime of experience to bear on the heartbreaking tale of a brothel full of women whose dreams are constantly being shattered by the socioeconomic realities surrounding them.
- 86 min
A 1956 drama about the lives of women in a Tokyo brothel, directed by one of Japan's most influential filmmakers. The film was banned in Japan after its release and inspired an antiprostitution law.
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Street of Shame AKA Akasen Chitai. In 1956 the director Kenji Mizoguchi released his last film five months before his death. And of course that is this classic, Street of Shame. A brave...
- 86 min
- 6.4K
- CHAPLINS PLAYBOOK
Five women who work as prostitutes in Japan face personal and financial challenges as the legalization of their profession is threatened. The film explores their stories, struggles and hopes in a realistic and compassionate way.
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- Drama
Street of Shame. Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi • 1956 • Japan. For his final film, Mizoguchi brought a lifetime of experience to bear on the heartbreaking tale of a brothel full of women whose dreams are constantly being shattered by the socioeconomic realities surrounding them.
