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Street of Shame

Street of Shame

1956, Movie, 1h 27min

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. Set in Tokyo's Red Light District (the literal translation of the Japanese title), Street of Shame was so cutting, and its popularity so great, that when an antiprostitution law was passed in Japan just a few months after the film's release, some said it was a catalyst.

Country: Japan

Director:

Kenji Mizoguchi

Cast:

Bontarō Miake,

Eitarō Shindō

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Street of Shame include 12 Angry Men, Through a Glass Darkly, Tokyo Story, The Harder They Fall, I Live in Fear, Ordet.