| Director: | Kenji Mizoguchi |
|---|---|
| Production: | Daiei |
| Running Time: | 86’ |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Country: | Japan |
| Year: | 1956 |
| Main Cast: | Machiko Kyô, Ayako Wakao, Michiyo Kogure, Aiko Mimasu, Hiroko Machida |
| Screenplay: | Masahige Narusawa |
| Cinematographer: | Kazuo Miyagawa |
| Editor: | Kanji Suganuma |
| Production Designer: | Hiroshi Mizutani |
| Costume Designer: | Tsugio Tôgô |
| Music: | Toshiro Mayuzumi |
| Sound: | Mitsuo Hasegawa |
| Restoration: | Kadokawa Corporation |
Cinema
Akasen chitai (Street of Shame)
Venice Classics
Synopsis
A portrayal of the life of five prostitutes employed in the brothel located in the restricted district of Yoshiwara, Tokyo. Each has her own reason for her life; Yumeko, a widower dreaming of living with her son. Hanae earns her family’s living, substituting her bedridden husband. Yasumi entered her way to pay the bail of her father who is a corrupted bureaucrat; Yorie’s only dream is to become a happy housewife and Mickey joins the district in allusion to her prodigal father.
The ensemble effectively express the strength and the struggle of each characters.
Producers/Distributors
PRODUCTION 1: Kadokawa Corporation
1-8-19 Fujimi, Chiyoda-ku
102-8078, Tokyo – Japan
Tel. +81 (0)3 68933602
itsukage-m@kadokawa.jp
http://ir.kadokawa.co.jp/global/
PRODUCTION WHEN THE FILM WAS MADE: Daiei
WORLD SALES: Suzuki Asako – Kadokawa Corporation
1-8-19 Fujimi, Chiyoda-ku
102-8078, Tokyo – Japan
Tel. 81(0)3 68933603
ks-info-licensing@kadokawa.jp
http://ir.kadokawa.co.jp/
