Street of Shame (1956)

1956 · 87 min · Drama

Follows five sex workers employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation debates the passage of an anti-prostitution law.

Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. Starring Machiko Kyō, Ayako Wakao, Michiyo Kogure, Aiko Mimasu and Kenji Sugawara.

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