Follows five sex workers employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation debates the passage of an anti-prostitution law.
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Movie1956·87 min
Street of Shame
Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi
A drama film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 13%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.7/10
158 ratings
About Street of Shame
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Intense (7 of 9)
- Complexity
- Layered (6 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Broad (6 of 9)
- Spirit
- Earnest (5 of 9)
- Texture
- Gritty, Contemplative
- Story Tags
- social injustice, isolation loneliness, survival of spirit, mid century, sex work, historical event, politics, japan, urban, group found family, ensemble, outsider misfit, slow burn reveal, tragedy arc