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Synopsis
Representing a destitute mother in an infanticide trial, a female lawyer attempts to convince a conservative prosecutor of the benefits of Japan's democratized post-war legal system.
Cinematic DNA
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Japan · Japanese Golden Age
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When Mizoguchi died in August , he was on the point of filming his first postwar comedy, Osaka Story . The script was realised in by director Kozaburo Yoshimura.
When Mizoguchi died in August , he was on the point of filming his first postwar comedy, Osaka Story . The script was realised in by director Kozaburo Yoshimura.
Street of Shame
