Street of Shame (1956)

1956 · Feature film · 86 min · dir. Yasuzō Masumura

Men were their prey! Beauty was their lure!

• Drama

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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.

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Details

Director

Yasuzō Masumura

Writer

Yoshiko Shibaki

Composer

Toshirō Mayuzumi

Cinematography

Kazuo Miyagawa

Studio

Daiei Film

Released

1956-03-18

Original title

赤線地帯

Running time

86 minutes

Cast & crew

• Yasuzō Masumura Director
• Michiyo Kogure
• Sadako Sawamura
• Eitarō Shindō
• Ayako Wakao
• Kenji Sahara
• Daisuke Katō
• Machiko Kyō

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