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4 June 1959 (USA)
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Men were their prey! Beauty was their lure!
Plot:
The personal tales of various prostitutes who occupy a Japanese brothel. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Prostitution
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Prostitute
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Shame
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Japan
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Tokyo Japan
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(9 articles)
Leveson inquiry: the risks of being too righteous about the British tabloids
(From The Guardian - TV News. 14 January 2012, 4:06 PM, PST)
The Saturday interview: Ulrika Jonsson
(From The Guardian - TV News. 27 August 2011, 3:24 AM, PDT)
Fantasia 2011: ‘Love & Loathing & Lulu & Ayano’ is a unique cinematic experience
(From SoundOnSight. 29 July 2011, 10:28 AM, PDT)
(From The Guardian - TV News. 14 January 2012, 4:06 PM, PST)
The Saturday interview: Ulrika Jonsson
(From The Guardian - TV News. 27 August 2011, 3:24 AM, PDT)
Fantasia 2011: ‘Love & Loathing & Lulu & Ayano’ is a unique cinematic experience
(From SoundOnSight. 29 July 2011, 10:28 AM, PDT)
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Brutal and Riveting
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Cast
(in credits order) | Machiko Kyô | ... | Mickey |
| Aiko Mimasu | ... | Yumeko |
| Ayako Wakao | ... | Yasumi |
| Michiyo Kogure | ... | Hanae |
| Kumeko Urabe | ... | Otane |
| Yasuko Kawakami | ... | Shizuko |
| Hiroko Machida | ... | Yorie |
| Eitarô Shindô | ... | Kurazô Taya |
| Sadako Sawamura | ... | Tatsuko Taya |
| Toranosuke Ogawa | ... | Mickey's Father |
| Bontarô Miake | ... | Nightwatch |
| Daisuke Katô | ... | President of Brothel Owners' Association |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Kenji Sahara | ||
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| Kenji Mizoguchi | |||
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| Masashige Narusawa | ||
| Yoshiko Shibaki | novel "Susaki no Onna" | |
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| Masaichi Nagata | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Toshirô Mayuzumi | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Kazuo Miyagawa | |||
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| Kanji Sugawara | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Hiroshi Mizutani | |||
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| Yasuzo Masumura | .... | assistant director | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- trigon-film (2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Criterion Collection, The (2008) (USA) (DVD)
- Eclipse from the Criterion Collection (2008) (USA) (DVD)
- Edward Harrison (1959) (USA) (subtitled)
- Embassy Home Entertainment (198?) (USA) (video)
- Eureka Entertainment (2008) (UK) (DVD)
- trigon-film (2008) (Austria) (all media)
- trigon-film (2008) (Germany) (all media)
- trigon-film (2009) (Switzerland) (DVD) (special edition)
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Also Known As:
"Street of Shame" - USA
"A szégyen utcája" - Hungary
"Calle de la vergüenza" - Argentina
"Die Straße der Schande" - West Germany
"La calle de la vergüenza" - Spain
"La rue de la honte" - France
"La strada della vergogna" - Italy
"Punaisten lyhtyjen katu" - Finland
"Rua da Vergonha" - Portugal
"Ulica hanby" - Poland
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"A szégyen utcája" - Hungary
"Calle de la vergüenza" - Argentina
"Die Straße der Schande" - West Germany
"La calle de la vergüenza" - Spain
"La rue de la honte" - France
"La strada della vergogna" - Italy
"Punaisten lyhtyjen katu" - Finland
"Rua da Vergonha" - Portugal
"Ulica hanby" - Poland
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87 min
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Referenced in Aru eiga-kantoku no shogai (1975)See more »
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A film centering on a brothel in post war Japan, this is the story of the "girls" and how their job affects the rest of their lives. Of course, you're going to get scenes of utter sadness, death and misery, but this film is also, in a few places, darkly comic. Even the musical score is disconcerting, it is avant garde, actually reminding me of Frank Zappa's more esoteric compositions. The individual actresses are amazing, they truly make you wonder, dislike and, in a few quite brilliant exchanges, feel for them. This last film of the great Mizoguchi is a classic, but its a classic that is not always easy to watch. If you think you could become upset about a gritty film about prostitution and the inherent anger, fears and disappointments surrounding it, I would not recommend it. Otherwise, although probably not meant to be Mizoguchi's last film (he passed away fairly young, leaving a stunning body of work), I think you will find this film brilliant & more than likely authentic. A triumph for a director who, in Kurosawa, Ozu and Naruse's time, deserves the accolades afforded to him.