Street of shame

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Mizoguchi, Kenji, 1898-1956, film director.

Kanopy (Firm)

Language:

Japanese

Subjects (All):

Red-light districts--Japan--Tokyo--Drama.

Red-light districts.

Prostitutes--Japan--Tokyo--Drama.

Prostitutes.

Genre:

Feature films

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 85 minutes) digital, .flv file, sound

Place of Publication:

[San Francisco, California, USA] Kanopy Streaming 2014

System Details:

digital

video file MPEG-4 Flash

Summary:

For his final film, Mizoguchi brought a lifetime of experience to bear on the heartbreaking tale of a brothel full of women whose dreams are constantly being shattered by the socioeconomic realities surrounding them. Set in Tokyo's Red Light District (the literal translation of the Japanese title), Street of shame was so cutting, and its popularity so great, that when an anti-prostitution law was passed in Japan just a few months after the film's release, some said it was a catalyst

Notes:

Vendor supplied data

Originally produced by Criterion Collection/Janus Films in 1956

OCLC:

897772514

Publisher Number:

1113295 Kanopy

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license