Street of Shame (1956)
- Original title
- 赤線地帯
- Directed by
- Yasuzō Masumura, Kenji Mizoguchi
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Rating
- 7.7 of 10 from 151 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
The film follows several women from different backgrounds who work at a brothel in Tokyo. Each woman faces her own struggles with family, money, and personal freedom as the government threatens to close the establishment.
melancholicintimategroundedemotionalslow-burnrestrainedsocially awarecharacter-driven
What happens
Street of Shame (赤線地帯, Akasen chitai; lit. "Red-light district") is a 1956 Japanese drama film and the last film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. The story, which revolves around a group of women of different backgrounds who work together in a brothel in Tokyo, is based on the novel Susaki no onna by Yoshiko Shibaki. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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