JAPAN · 1956

Street of Shame

Kenji Mizoguchi
Japanese Golden Age prostitution women's rights labor exploitation social legislation Japanese society
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Synopsis

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

Year1956
CountryJapan
DirectorKenji Mizoguchi
Street of Shame poster

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