

“Men were their prey! Beauty was their lure!”
Follows five sex workers employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation debates the passage of an anti-prostitution law.

Machiko Kyō
Mickey
Lead
Ayako Wakao
Yasumi

Michiyo Kogure
Hanae

Aiko Mimasu
Yumeko

Kenji Sugawara
Eiko

Yasuko Kawakami
Shizuko

Eitarō Shindō
Kurazô Taya

Bontarō Miake
Officer Nonomura
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kenji Mizoguchi's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. Street of Shame is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”