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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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