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Of all the films about prostitution, Kenji Mizoguchi's Street of Shame, made in 1956 at the end of his career, is perhaps the greatest.
David Denby, New Yorker
Street of Shame
Men were their prey! Beauty was their lure!
1956 · 1h 27m · Not Rated
Drama
Directed by
Kenji Mizoguchi
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Street of Shame
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Follows five sex workers employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation debates the passage of an anti-prostitution law.
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The late Kenji Mizoguchi, who directed Ugetsu, failed to show as much imagination in this one as in that one.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
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Well worth seeing, if only as a challenge.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
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The settings are a far removed from the medieval landscapes of Ugetsu or The Life of Oharu, but Mizoguchi's focus on the plight of his women characters is as intent and heart-rending as ever.
Time Out
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