# Street of Shame (1956)

> Five women working in a Tokyo brothel confront poverty, family obligations, romantic promises, and a political campaign that threatens their already precarious lives.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/28123

## Facts

- Runtime: 87 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
- Cast: Machiko Kyō, Ayako Wakao, Michiyo Kogure, Aiko Mimasu, Kenji Sugawara, Yasuko Kawakami, Eitarō Shindō, Bontarō Miake
- TMDB rating: 7.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048933/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: melancholic, intimate, bleak, classic cinema night, japanese film retrospective

## Synopsis

In the heart of Tokyo's Yoshiwara district, five women navigate the complexities of life as they work in a brothel.

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