Street of Shame

Kenji Mizoguchi's final film, following the tales of various prostitutes who occupy a Japanese brothel. Special Mention winner and Golden Lion nominated at Venice Film Festival 1956.

In post-war Japan, the government has waged a campaign to ban prostitution. But due to the uncertainty and devastation of the new economic arena, the women have been left behind to their own demise, turning to the streets for financial survival. In an establishment called Dreamland situated in Tokyo’s red light district, the desolate lives and faded dreams of five women intersect. But as the momentum of the anti-prostitution bill starts to progress, the women find their allegiances tested by economic necessity and personal conscience.

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