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77% Critic Match
Street of Shame
“Men were their prey! Beauty was their lure!”
7.7 / 10• 1956• 1h 27m•NR• Japanese
Drama
Storyline
Follows five sex workers employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation debates the passage of an anti-prostitution law.
Cast & Crew
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kenji Mizoguchi's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Street of Shame is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
