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Street of Shame (1956)

Men were their prey! Beauty was their lure!

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 27M

Director : Kenji Mizoguchi
Writer : Masashige Narusawa

Synopsis

The lives of five prostitutes employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation is debating the passage of an anti-prostitution law.

Actors

Machiko Kyō
Machiko Kyō
Mickey
Aiko Mimasu
Aiko Mimasu
Yumeko
Ayako Wakao
Ayako Wakao
Yasumi
Michiyo Kogure
Michiyo Kogure
Hanae
Kumeko Urabe
Kumeko Urabe
Otane
Yasuko Kawakami
Yasuko Kawakami
Shizuko
Hiroko Machida
Hiroko Machida
Yorie
Eitarō Shindō
Eitarō Shindō
Kurazô Taya
Sadako Sawamura
Sadako Sawamura
Tatsuko Taya

Crews

Kenji Mizoguchi
Kenji Mizoguchi
Director
Yoshiko Shibaki
Yoshiko Shibaki
Novel
Masashige Narusawa
Masashige Narusawa
Screenplay
Masaichi Nagata
Masaichi Nagata
Producer
Toshirō Mayuzumi
Toshirō Mayuzumi
Original Music Composer
Kanji Sugawara
Kanji Sugawara
Editor
Kazuo Miyagawa
Kazuo Miyagawa
Director of Photography
Hisao Ichikawa
Hisao Ichikawa
Production Design
Hiroshi Mizutani
Hiroshi Mizutani
Production Design
Tsugio Tôgô
Tsugio Tôgô
Costume Design
Yasuzō Masumura
Yasuzō Masumura
Assistant Director
Bainari Nakamura
Bainari Nakamura
Assistant Director

Trailers and other movies

Street Of Shame 1956 Movie Trailer

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